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"Freedom is not simply the absence of tyranny or oppression nor is freedom a license to do whatever we like. Freedom is ordered to the truth, and is fulfilled in man's quest for the truth and living in the truth."
John Paul II
Pope John Paul II born in Wadowice, Poland in 1920, died today at 9.37 pm in Vatican. Sadness...
02 April 2005.
Although I am not crazy about religion, any religion, it's far more than the simple fact for me, it's also a lot of emotions. After death of John Paul II I wanted to go to his funeral but I had to stay at work. Instead I visited four times Krakow (JPII was bishop there), Wadowice (birthplace) and small village off the beaten path called Niegowic (he was a priest there in 1948-1949).
Step by step I am trying to put up my personal albums below, travelogues on the above mentioned pages as well as on my hometown Tychy and Poland page. I want to show you spirit of Poland in these unusual days and share some of my pictures, my thoughts and reflections and pay tribute to the great man who taught millions in 122 countries, he visited, what tolerance to other people and religion is, what is freedom and human dignity. Enough to said.
My newest completed pages are:
El Paso, Texas, USA
Bisbee, Arizona, USA
Tombstone, Arizona, USA
Tubac, Arizona, USA
Siauliai, Lithuania
Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Virginia, USA
Pas de la Casa, Andorra
Canillo, Andorra
Encamp, Andorra
Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Andorra
Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Pulaski, Virginia, USA
Natural Bridge, Virginia, USA
Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, USA
Luray, Virginia, USA
New Market, Virginia, USA
Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA
Staunton, Virginia, USA
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Seduva, Lithuania
Georgetown, Washington, D.C., USA
Washington, D.C., USA
United States Navy Memorial, Washington, D.C., USA
Warsaw, Poland
Cleveland Park; Washington, DC; USA
Kolbudy, Poland
Gdansk, Poland
Larger VT-meetings I participated:
Oceanside, California, USA; 12 April 2003
Krakow, Poland; 9 October 2003
Arlington, Virginia, USA; 15 October 2004
Washington D.C., USA; 16 October 2004
Valeggio sul Mincio, Italy; 6 - 8 May, 2005; the first official European VT-meeting :-)
Warsaw, Poland; 20 - 22 January, 2006
Karlsruhe, Germany; 30 May - 1 June, 2008; the forth official European VT-meeting :-)
Chicago, Illinois, USA; 19 and 20 July, 2008
Kodiak, Alaska, USA; 28-30 July, 2008
Cascais, Portugal; 29 -31 May, 2009; the fifth official European VT-meeting :-)
Krakow, Poland; 28 -30 May, 2010; the sixth official European VT-meeting :-).
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Hi Matt! (Tell Urszula I said hello!) Hope the world is treating you well. :)
Hi Matt...Looking forward to seeing you and Urszula once again in Sibiu...hugs for you both from here..
Thank you for visiting my Pszczyna page! Brings back great memories, doesn't it? And I still remember how to pronounce it... - By the way, since you mention Pope John Paul II: I knew an old man here in Karlsruhe (he has in the meantime died) who once told me how he, as a student in Krakow before the war, used to play cards with his mates and one of them was a certain guy named Karol Wojtyla.
Many thxs!!!!!!
Will we be seeing you and Urszula in Sibiu ? Big hugs for you both.
WooHoo! you're coming to Sibiu!!!
WOW! Hi Lori and Hans :-)
We go to Sibiu to meet you again :-), of course. Hugs :-]]] + smiles :-))) from matcrazies!
hi, hope you are happy and well, long time no see!
Hi Matt! I hope you and Urszula are doing awesome!
Happy Belated Birthday and iiiiiiii Happy New Year iiiiiiii My dear friend in Poland :D
Happy New Year Matt!
happy belated birthday!!! and all the best for 2013~!!