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Little Confession – Great Recognition

I was asked by my former student and a younger coleague to put down a few words, or rather sentences about these web pages.

Description of photographs and experiences with them are connected with my next passion which for sure is travelling and cognition of our beautiful world.

To describe events and situations, memories of good and bad, of joy and pain (my hospital stay in Armitsar,India after I was bitten by cobra, my fight for life and finally a happy arrival home )might be interesting for some of you, but …. maybe later. A big amount of unforgetable inside enjoyment and a satisfaction as well, has influenced me and for ever will, such a drug.

Quite a few times upon arrival home I neglected even a single thought about possibility of travelling again. I felt ill, my walet was empty, I kept thinking about reading books while sitting in armchair, about travelling within my living room. For long fourteen years this though has never prevailed. Again and again I go through propositions of travel agencies. I prefer sightseeing tours, then I compare the offers and start looking forward to my next adventure with similarly dedicated people. Many times I was asked about my wife. She doesn’t accompany me. Even worse we haven’t spent vacation together for many years. It is unbelievable for others, inkluding my own mother. I long for anything unusual, nonrepeatable and because of my adventurous nature also for knowing ordinary people, different countries and habits in spite of self-denial. I tis the best doping for my soul.

I am glad to have an understanding wife. She lets me travel with pleasure, knowing that I might come back on a wheelchair (such as from India) or totally without a single penny (from Mexico and Guatemala) or without my laguage from Hawaii. Life with me is not a piece of cake for her. We are together over thirty years and I am very thankful. Thanks, Alenka.

Personally taken documents are neverending and fascinating memories, reminding the time beyond my daily routine. Many people, coleagues and friends have my nonprofessional, but true videos at home. They reflect my atitude, tiredness and happiness.

Once I tried to count people which were pleased by my snaps and taken away from digital – internet world. The number is not important. The core is to pass on them a bit of my experiences of beautiful sea whispering, sunset over sand beaches of Kutchang island, Thailand, the great Maya palaces in Tikalu jungle, Guatemala, fascinating buildings of ancient Egypt. The soul and touched upon a Jesus Christ grave in Israel. Lace Palace in Alhambra, ancient richness of Athens, sultan Istambul, legendary Troya, forgotten town in Petra desert, in steps of Christianity in Nazareth, in million elephants land Laos, in emperors China, budhistic sanctuary Ciang Mai, Tailand, in land of Big Mughal, love temple Taj Mahal,swimming in blessed river of Ganga to the spring Cow Jaw, climbing to the blue sky in The Alps. Unforgotable view in Masai vilage and magnificence of sacred mountain Kilimanjaro and majesty of elephant male and animal king – Kenya safari. White gaps of glaciers and beauty of Norwegian fjords, ripe strawberries and a sweet smell of Loffoty islands. The Artic Circle and Santa Claus dwelling in Finland, the very north of Europe Nordkapp, town of lovers Venice, the land of scotish hero – Lion Heart, feeling of Irish pubs with live music and trols. In traces of royal towns Fas, Marrakesh, Meknes, Rabat, tasting of Port wine Portugal, the buried Pompeii, Capri, the town of all towns Roma, Florence, Corsica’s and Sardinia’s wild nature, islands and beaches in Croatia, Danish prince’s tragedy Hamlet and a tasty beer in Tivoli, dutch tullips’ orange color, town upon Siena river Paris, gardens and palaces of Louis XIV – Sun King, …… and I could continue and number places, which I was happy to visit and see. I am bound with each through memories and I can speak about them. It is a part of our world, history and richness, we must honor and guard them. It is extensive mosaic and treasure of our Mother Earth.

A little confession should be short, I’ll stop putting another letter in my computer in order not to be so long and tiresome.

I would like to say a humble desire and wish. Stop, think, look around, cognize not only from PC’s keyboards, mobiles and internet.

Believe me, nobody can steal your own knowledges and experiences. Richness gained by those is priceless.

Stanislav Vojtěch