Ever since I watched the Mission (1986) movie, I wished to visit the magnificent Iguazu Falls on the border of Brazil and Argentina. The other day I attended a soccer match between Brazil and Argentina in the MaracanĂ£ stadium. Two dream came true in two days đŸ™‚
I visited New York for the first time in 2001, just a couple of months before the infamous terrorist attacks. 22 years later I returned to work there at the Czech Consulate and to discover this vibrant and fascinating city even deeper.
All You Need Is LASKA connects the community of people with open minds and open hearts. I try to share their ideas everywhere I go. This picture was taken on the picturesque Goree Island in Dakar, Senegal.
The Central European Diplomatic Cup is an annual football competition for diplomats from Czechia, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Germany and Austria. The 2018 tournament was hosted in Berlin. For the first time, the Czech team won gold medals. I did not score but was part of the victorious team.
During meteorological inversion there is only dusk, fog and grey clouds at lower altitutes. To see the sun you have to climb as high as possible. The climb to the top of the Jura Mountains was not easy but we got rewarded with a splendid panorama of the Alps.
The Temple of the Tooth in Kandy is a sacred place of worship for Buddhists. On my way back from Kandy I stopped for an elephant ride. I had mixed feelings about the enterprise but at least, my money went to support the elephant orphanage.
Mongolia offers many landscapes: endless plains, majestic mountains, vast deserts. I visited the country to monitor CzechAid projects. One project aims to stop desertification of the Gobi Desert. I did not expect to find an empty glass of vodka there, though đŸ™‚
The opening spectacle featured the Queen, James Bond and Mr. Bean. We attended several events, such as soccer at the Wembley Stadium, volleyball match between Italy and Brazil, badminton and even archery competition at Lord’s.
Floating in the salty water of the Dead Sea is a relaxing experience. Other tourist attractions in the area include the Masada fortress, a symbol of martyrdom. When the Romans besieged the fortress in 73 CE, almost 1000 Jewish zealots living there chose to commit suicide.
We followed ancient treasures along the Great Silk Road: Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva. The infamous “Bug Pit” was a four meter deep hole in the prison located inside the Ark of Bukhara. This was the place where British soldiers Connolly and Stoddart were tortured and executed in 1842.