Peter Sukenik photography » swimming https://www.petersukenik.com People’s emotions are very strong.. Let me offer you to experience them again and again through my pictures… Thu, 05 Sep 2024 22:04:37 +0000 sk-SK hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.37 Budapešť 2017: Rišo vo finále a koniec “výletu” (Riso in the finals and the end of my “trip”) https://www.petersukenik.com/budapest-2017-riso-vo-finale-a-koniec-vyletu-riso-in-the-finals-and-the-end-of-my-trip/ https://www.petersukenik.com/budapest-2017-riso-vo-finale-a-koniec-vyletu-riso-in-the-finals-and-the-end-of-my-trip/#comments Tue, 01 Aug 2017 16:59:39 +0000 http://www.petersukenik.com/?p=4507
Yesterday, nothing special happened.

Andrea swam 50m breaststroke, I took a photo of her on the start but then she turned her back :-)

She’s quite tall, isn’t she? :-)


Včera sa neudialo nič extra zvláštne.

Aďa plávala 50m prsia, cvakol som ju na štarte, potom sa mi už otočila chrbtom :-)

Je poriadne vysoká, że? :-)

But something did happen… I got a present. Notebook cover from Nikon.

I’ve been looking for something like that for a while now, it’s used as a shield from the sun. It’s possible that someone saw me like this on the Spring Prix of Zilina :-)

Ale predsa čosi… Dostal som darček. Kryt na notebook od Nikonu.

Už som dlhšie niečo také pozeral, je to na zaclonenie pred slnkom. Možno ma už niekto videl takto na Jarnej cene v Žiline :-)

Today, I’ve tried again shooting the individual medley from the podium for victory ceremony in dark blue.
Vyskúšal som si dnes opäť v tmavomodrom fotenie z “victory ceremony” pódia na polohovke.

However, I didn’t like it very much. So, I have been taking pictures of Riso from behind the starting blocks but today, I’ve been shooting them a bit askew.
Moc sa mi to ale nepáčilo, a tak som Riša fotil zase spoza blokov, dnes ale trochu zošikma.

Talking about the relay, that was a complete chaos. I didn’t want to be behind blocks again so I tried being on the side but that didn’t work too.

I tried to change the spot and tripped over a strap from the photographic objective. Fortunately, it didn’t fall but my camera started act weird; there were no numbers on the screen. I swore a bit but luckily, it started to work right after a while.

I wanted to take a pic of all girls from the relay together. They even got together quite nicely but in the last moment, photographers shooting the start of another relay came standing right in my shot and ruined it. This is the best I have…

To štafeta, to bol iný chaos. Nechcel som byť zase za blokmi, tak som skúsil zboku. Ale nič moc.

Skúsil som zmeniť miesto a zakopol som o popruh z objektívu, našťastie nespadol, ale foťák mi úplne schaosil, zrazu neboli na displeji žiadne číselká.
Dobre som si zanadával, no po chvíli sa našťastie spamätal.

Chcel som baby zo štafety cvaknúť spolu a aj sa.pekne k sebe naskladali, no pred nich sa v poslednej chvíli postavili zrazu fotografi fotiaci štart ďalšej štafety a zo záberu nebolo nič. Toto je asi to najlepšie, čo mám…

I took a photo of them later but I had only about 5 seconds to shoot it and right away, I was told off that I’m not supposed to be taking pictures there. Mea culpa.
Cvakol som ich potom aspoň takto, ale to.bola fotka asi za 5 sekúnd a už som aj dostal zdrba, že na tomto mieste sa fotiť nesmie. Mea culpa.

For the first time, I am going to the hotel during lunch today. I need to work on my photos from previous days. On my way, I get a message from Miro Nowak if I can upload a picture of Riso on Facebook since he made it to the finals. I’m in the underground and I don’t have any yet so later I work on few photos of Riso and upload them in special album on Facebook. But I’m not satisfied with them, today’s obviously not my day.

I’m leaving to the Arena at 3 PM. I have to mention as to not offend anyone that few underground trains are newer even equipped with a screen and from time to time announce in English too :-)

Cez obed idem dnes po prvýkrát na hotel, treba mi dorábať fotky z predchádzajúcich dní. Cestou mi píše Miro Nowak, či dám nejaké foto Riša na facebook, lebo postúpil do finále. Som v metre a zatiaľ nemám, tak trochu neskôr robím zopár Rišových foto a dávam ich do extra albumu na facebook. Nie som ale s nimi spokojný, dnes sa mi akosi nedarí.

O tretej odchádzam nazad do arény. Aby som nikoho neurazil, tak niektoré súpravy metra tu majú aj novšie, dokonca s displejmi a občas aj hlásia v angličtine :-)

For a late lunch, I’m having scones and coffee again :-)

Riso’s final heat is second on the program and for the first time, there is a Slovak flag on the screens. I’m taking photos of Riso, then other finals and I’m leaving before the last final heat finishes.

Voila :-) I guess it’s enough…

Na neskorý obed mám opäť pagáče a kávu :-)

Riŝove finále je druhé v poradí a po prvýkrát svieti na obrazovkách slovenská vlajka. Fotím Riša, potom ostatné finále a ešte pred doplávaním poslednej finálovej disciplíny odchádzam.

Tadááá :-) už by toho aj stačilo…

I’m going to the hotel hoping that I can work on the photos from the morning women’s individual medley relay and from Riso’s finals so I can leave for the closing ceremony at 9 PM with a clear conscience.
However, I’m coming to the hotel after 8 PM which means I have only time for a shower, copying photos from finals to the disk, checking the route and I can leave…

Closing ceremony was really something, especially the beginning. What those people were showing was unbelievable. There were some speeches afterwards, then they handed over the mace to the organizer of the following Championships, presented the new place and finito.

Idem na hotel v nádeji, že skúsim urobiť ešte fotky doobednej ženského polohovkovej štafety a Riša z finále, aby som s čistým svedomím mohol ísť okolo deviatej na closing ceremony.
Na hotel prichádzam ale až po úsmej, čo znamená, že si dám tak akurát sprchu, skopírujem fotky z finále na disk, pozriem si cestu a môžem ísť…

Closing ceremony, hlavne v úvode, bola poriadne namakaná. To, čo tam tí ľudkovia predvádzali bolo neuveriteľné. Potom nejaké prejavy, odovzdanie žezla usporiadateľovi nasledujúci MS, prezentácia nového miesta a končíme.

I get on a tram and even take a picture of the luxury I have since I’m the only passenger but in no time I find out that I’m on the right line however with the wrong destination. Oh, damn it…

I get off and wait for another one losing about 45 minutes in the process.

Nasadám na električku, ešte si fotím, že aký luxus, že ňou idem sám, keď zistím, že som síce nasadol na správnu linku, ale s iným cieľom. Kurnik šopa…

Vystupujem a čakám na ďalšiu, strata asi 45 min.

I arrive at the hotel, I help myself to a beer and even though I would like to work a bit I’m too tired and go to sleep.
It’s 2 AM.

And it’s the final day…
I wake up at 6 AM, work on photos I wanted to do the previous day, have breakfast and pack myself. At 9 AM, there is a taxi waiting for me and I’m heading to the hotel where Slovak representation team was accommodated.

The ride in the taxi is quite adventurous. Until now, I thought that the orange light on the traffic lights means ‘speed up’ :-) today I’ve learnt that it means ‘speed up even third in the row’. The taxi driver is showing off his racing skills.

I wait for a while at the hotel and then with the crew we all get in the bus and head to Bratislava. There I change the vehicle to the car of our nice masseuse and we drive to Zilina straight through Brno :-) where I return the borrowed technique.

I’m really grateful, thanks to her I can be with my kids tonight.

The end of the show, goodbye :-)

Prichádzam na hotel, dávam si ešte pivko a hoci by som chcel ešte niečo urobiť, tak už nemám sily a idem spať.
Sú dve hodiny ráno.

No a je tu posledný deň…
Vstávam o šiestej, robím fotky, ktoré som chcel už včera, idem na raňajky a balím sa. O deviatej ma už čaká taxík a veziem sa do hotela, kde bývala slovenská repre.

Cesta taxíkom je vcelku dobrodružná.
Doteraz som si myslel, že oranžová na semafore znamená “pridaj” :-), oddnes už viem, že to znamená “pridaj aj z tretieho radu”.
Taxikár predvádza svoje závodnícke umenie.

Na hoteli po chvíli čakania nasadám už spolu s výpravou do autobusu a vezieme sa do Bratislavy. Tam presadám do auta našej milej pani masérky a vezieme sa do Žiliny priamo cez Brno :-), kde vraciam požičanú techniku.

Ďakujem krásne, vďaka nej budem dnes aspoň večer s deťmi.

Koniec vysielania, majte sa :-)

]]> https://www.petersukenik.com/budapest-2017-riso-vo-finale-a-koniec-vyletu-riso-in-the-finals-and-the-end-of-my-trip/feed/ 3 Budapešť 2017: cvak, cvak, cvak, cvak (click, click, click, click) https://www.petersukenik.com/budapest-2017-cvak-cvak-cvak-cvak-click-click-click-click/ https://www.petersukenik.com/budapest-2017-cvak-cvak-cvak-cvak-click-click-click-click/#comments Sat, 29 Jul 2017 21:06:41 +0000 http://www.petersukenik.com/?p=4488
It’s always the same for breakfast; the only thing that is changing are the guests. Italians have replaced Indians and the Japanese :-)

I’m getting on the train in the underground after the jingle and as I sit down I write a report from the previous day.
I usually manage to write it during the journey.

In the photographer’s room, I book positions for shooting by the pool but right away, I’m letting one of them to my colleague, who was left with none.
So Simona Baumrtova can have nice pics too :-)

I cannot tell one day from another anymore and even though I finally know the system, it’s basically still the same. And the creativity fades away :-(
Click, click, click and again click, click, click… :-)

Already in the first heat, there is a false start. Fellow doesn’t have a good day.


Na raňajky je stále to isté a mení sa len osadenstvo hotela. Po Indoch a Japoncoch sú to najnovšie Taliani :-)

Do metra naskakujem už po zvučke, sadám si a píšem report za predchádzajúci deň.
Cestou metrom to tak akurát spravidla stihnem.

Vo fotoroome si objednávam pozície na fotenie pri bazéne a vzápätí jednu z nich púšťam kolegovi, na ktorého už voľná nevyšla.
Nech má Simča Baumrtová pekné foto :-)

Už sa mi tie dni zlievajú a aj keď už v tom nachádzam systém, je to v podstate stále dokola to isté. A kreativita ide do hája :-(
Cvak, cvak, cvak a zase cvak, cvak, cvak… :-)

Hneď prvá rozplavba a predčasný odskok. Chalan nemá dnes svoj deň.

Barbora swam 50m butterfly. I didn’t have much chance to shoot her in the water.
Fortunately, I asked her in advance if she could smile for me. And she did :-)
Baška plávala motýlik 50m. Moc šancí na foto z vody som teda nemal.
Ešte že som ju dopredu poprosil, aby skúsila vykúzliť úsmev. A podarilo sa :-)

Karolina, that’s a different story :-)
She is constantly hidden behind the flags :-) , but I took a nice pic of her on the start.
To taká Kaja, to je iné kafe :-) Furt sa mi schovávala za vlajočky :-)
Ale na štarte sa mi vydarila…

I found two other Slovaks in the audience.
Can you recognize them? :-)
V hľadisku som našiel dvoch ďalších našich.
Spozná ich niekto? :-)

I’ve got an invitation for the closing ceremony today.
I haven’t been on such an event yet but since I’m already here…
It takes place at night on Sunday.
Dnes mi prišla pozvánka na zatvárací ceremoniál.
Ešte som na takom nebol a keď už som tu…
Bude to v nedeľu v noci.

Lunch was delicious, especially some kind of creamy green pea soup, that was quite something.

During the break, there is a volunteer race taking place in the Arena. Nice :-)

Obed bol dnes výborný, hlavne také nejaká krémová hrášková polievka, tá bola fakt super.

V Aréne cez prestávku prebieha “volunteer race”. Milé :-)

During the finals, the atmosphere is amazing again…
Na finále atmosféra opäť výborná…

Sarah has even been petted :-) and I found a new view for shooting the medallists.
Sarah aj vyhladkali :-) a ja som si našiel nový pohľad na fotenie medailistov.

I even got to sing a bit. Russian anthem :-) even three times :-)
No a dokonca som si aj zaspieval. Ruskú hymnu :-) a dokonca trikrát :-)

The evening is a routine.
I post the report on the blog at 2 AM and hurry to bed :-)
Večer už len klasika, o druhej ráno postujem príspevok na blog a mažem pod perinu :-)
]]> https://www.petersukenik.com/budapest-2017-cvak-cvak-cvak-cvak-click-click-click-click/feed/ 0 Budapešť 2017: High diving https://www.petersukenik.com/budapest-2017-high-diving/ https://www.petersukenik.com/budapest-2017-high-diving/#comments Sat, 29 Jul 2017 00:19:45 +0000 http://www.petersukenik.com/?p=4461
I wake up in the morning later than I have hoped. I hurry into the Arena but still come only 10 minutes before it starts. An inspector have checked me in the metro and fortunately, a glance at my accreditation card was all he needed.

Today, Andrea is the only Slovak swimming. Where did her hand go? :-)


Ráno vstávam neskôr, než som chcel. Ponáhľam sa do Arény, no aj tak prichádzam až 10 minút pred začiatkom. V metre ma ešte stihol skontrolovať revízor, stačil mu našťastie ale iba rýchly pohľad na akreditačku.

Dnes pláva zo Slovákov iba Aďa. Kde jej zmizla ručička? :-)

During the break, I can see that some colleagues are tired.
They sleep in the photographer’s room on the table and few even by the pool on their spots.

I get a tip from Miro Nowak to go shoot high diving and even though I’m not all for we head there with my colleague Sidorjak after lunch. We are taking a boat on the river Danube in front of the parliament, which adds unique background to the photos. The clouds make the dramatic atmosphere complete.
However, after a while, they are sending us away, it’s not the right day for shooting yet.

Cez prestávku už na niektorých kolegoch vidno únavu, spia vo fotoroome na stole alebo niektorí aj pri bazéne na fotopostoch.

Od Mira Nowaka dostávam tip na high diving a aj keď sa mi moc nechce, tak tam vyrážame po obede s kolegom Sidorjákom. Vezieme sa loďou po Dunaji popred parlament, ktorý vytvára jedinečné pozadie aj pre fotky. Dramatickú atmosféru dotvárajú mraky.
Po chvíli nás ale vyhadzujú, dnes ešte nie je ten správny deň na fotenie.

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The atmosphere in the campus is great.
When I compare it with Kazan where souvenirs were sold in around 10 stands, there are only two here.
Atmosféra v celom areáli je výborná.
Oproti Kazani, kde sa suveníry predávali snáď aj v 10-tich stánkoch, tu sú iba dva.

They are already promoting World Championships 2019.
But I’m not sure whether I’ll go to Korea :-)
Propagujú sa už aj MS 2019.
No ale neviem, či pôjdem do Kórei :-)

I’m prepared for the finals, I’m shooting mainly winner’s emotions and sending…
Na finále som pripravený, fotím hlavne emócie víťazov a posielam…

Yuliya have wiped the floor with everybody today :-)
Júlia to dnes všetkým pekne natrela :-)

There are friends in the audience watching and we all say hi to Mirko at home :-)
Z hľadiska sa na to pozerajú aj kamaráti a všetci pozdravujeme Mirka domov :-)

In the evening, I have a beer at the hotel, work on few photos of Andrea and fall asleep.
I’m done.
Večer si dávam na hoteli pivo, robím zopár Adiných foto a zaspávam.
Som k.o.

]]> https://www.petersukenik.com/budapest-2017-high-diving/feed/ 3 Budapešť 2017: Konečne dobrý deň (finally a good day) https://www.petersukenik.com/budapest-2017-konecne-dobry-den-finally-a-good-day/ https://www.petersukenik.com/budapest-2017-konecne-dobry-den-finally-a-good-day/#comments Fri, 28 Jul 2017 05:05:38 +0000 http://www.petersukenik.com/?p=4449
Ha, today, I finally heard Slovak. I met Andrea Podmanikova with the coach Vladimir Zeleznik by the pool. I was so happy I didn’t even take a photo of them even though I was holding the camera.

I tried to arrange my spot for Katka’s backstroke in the morning but the rules became one big mess. At the end, they let me only on my standard place. Damn it :-(


Ha, tak dnes som konečne počul slovenčinu. Pri bazéne som stretol Aďu Podmaníkovú s trénerom Vladimírom Železníkom. Od samej radosti som ich ani neodfotil, hoci som foťák mal v ruke :-)

Ráno som sa snažil dohodnúť si pozíciu na Katkin znak, no ale poriadne to tu s ich pravidlami schaosili a nakoniec ma nepustili nikde inde, len na štandardné miesto. Sakra :-(

Today, Slovak mixed medley relay was swimming too.
I had a spot behind starting blocks, which is quite a good position to shoot all styles except the crawl
Dnes plávala aj slovenská mixová polohovková štafeta.
Bol som za blokmi na obrátke, to je celkom dobrá šanca na dobré zábery pre všetky štýly okrem kraula.

After the relay, our swimmers were supposed to pose for me. Andrea was my ‘insider’.
However, it did not work as I planned and on the top of it, one ‘professional’ stood perfectly in my view.
So, this is all I got…
Po štafete mi naši mali zapózovať, Aďa bola moja “spojka”.
No moc z toho pózovania nebolo a naviac mi jeden “profík” krásne zablokoval celý výhľad.
Tak len toto…

Well, how about the afternoon?

Today, I finally managed to send my photos to SwimSwam just few minutes after the end of every final heat. After the first one, only 10 minutes might have passed and already there was an article with my photo released. The shot was no miracle but I will work on that :-)

So, I’m proud. It was a good day today :-)

No a poobede?

Dnes sa mi konečne darilo posielať fotky do SwimSwamu pár minút po doplávaní každého finále. Po prvom finále to bolo snáď len 10 minút a už s mojou foto vyšiel aj článok. Fotka nič moc, ale to ešte vyladíme :-)

Tak som dnes pyšný, bol to dobrý deň :-)

]]> https://www.petersukenik.com/budapest-2017-konecne-dobry-den-finally-a-good-day/feed/ 0 Budapešť 2017: Marek (Marek) https://www.petersukenik.com/budapest-2017-marek-marek/ https://www.petersukenik.com/budapest-2017-marek-marek/#comments Wed, 26 Jul 2017 20:19:31 +0000 http://www.petersukenik.com/?p=4427
I have to get on the first couch in the morning when I go to the Arena. And when I go back, I need to get on the last one. That way, I walk the shortest distance possible.

I also know the names of metro stations almost by heart and this jingle too :-)


Keď idem ráno do arény, treba nastúpiť do prvého vozňa. A keď idem nazad, tak do posledného. Vtedy sa nachodím najmenej.

Takisto už viem takmer naspamäť názvy staníc metra a túto zvučku :-)

 

It was quite cold in the morning and I took off only in a T-shirt and shorts. I guess I’ll enjoy it in the evening :-)

During the morning session, they were repairing a lane line. It can happen at World Championships too, not just back home in Slovakia :-)

Ráno bola celkom zima a ja som sa vybral iba v tričku a v kraťasoch, Večer si to asi užijem :-)

Počas doobedných pretekov sa opravovala dráha, stáva sa to aj na MS, nielen u nás doma :-)

I took a few shots of officials so I could contribute to the Facebook group of swimming officials.
But it needs to wait till I have more time.
Trochu som pofotil rozhodcov, nech prispejem do facebookovej skupiny plaveckých Officials.
Ale až keď bude trochu času.

Hmmmm, a world record in the morning? Indeed…
Hmmm, doobeda a svetový rekord? Áno…

Today, Marek Botik and Riso Nagy represented our country, Marek swam 50m and Riso 800m freestyle.

It’s a problem to even take a photo of Marek and a different problem to choose from hundred photos of Riso.

So, I took time with shots of Marek and send this photo to the daily photo competition :-)

Z našich dnes plávali Marek Botik a Rišo Nagy, Marek 50m a Rišo 800.

Mareka je problém vôbec odfotiť, u Riša vybrať zo 100 foto tie najlepšie.

Tak som sa s Marekom trochu vyhral a poslal toto foto aj do daily photo competition :-)

Other than that, Nikon quite surprised today, we celebrated its hundredth founding anniversary :-)
No a dnes prekvapil trošku Nikon a oslávili sme 100-té výročie založenia :-)

How about the afternoon? New champions and new world records :-)

I even bought presents to bring home already :-)

A poobede? Ďalší noví šampióni a nové sveťáky :-)

A ja už mám nakúpené darčeky domov :-)

]]> https://www.petersukenik.com/budapest-2017-marek-marek/feed/ 0 Budapešť 2017: Júlia a jej zdvihnutý prst (Yuliya and her pointing finger) https://www.petersukenik.com/budapest-2017-julia-a-jej-zdvihnuty-prst-yuliya-and-her-pointing-finger/ https://www.petersukenik.com/budapest-2017-julia-a-jej-zdvihnuty-prst-yuliya-and-her-pointing-finger/#comments Tue, 25 Jul 2017 23:00:01 +0000 http://www.petersukenik.com/?p=4415
What interesting has happened today?
Surprisingly, it was all about swimming again.

In the morning, there were Katka Listopadova and Andrea Podmanikova representing Slovakia in the pool. I think their photos turned out pretty good. I even changed my clothes because of Andrea :-) I changed a light blue bib for a dark blue bib so I could take photos of her swimming breaststroke from front.


Čo sa dnes udialo zaujímavé?
Kupodivu sa aj dnes opäť hlavne plávalo :-)

Doobeda sme mali za Slovensko vo vode Katku Listopadovú a Aďu Podmaníkovú a myslím, že ich fotky mi celkom vyšli. Kvôli Adi som sa dokonca aj prezliekal :-), svetlomodrú vestu za tmavomodrú “pool bib”, aby som ju na prsiach mohol cvaknúť spredu.

I managed to work on morning photos, both Slovak ones and the ones for SwimSwam, during the break. Then it went much quicker at the hotel in the evening.

It went worse with the photos from finals, I didn’t handle that completely. However, the photo of Yuliya Efimova with the pointing finger after she missed the world record just by one hundredth of a second had success, as well as series of photos of Yui Ohashi finishing second after Katinka in 200 IM.

Fotky z doobedia, či už tie slovenské alebo podľa požiadavky SwimSwam, sa mi podarilo počas prestávky celkom dobre rozpracovať. Večer na hoteli to už išlo celkom rýchlo.

Horšie to už bolo s fotkami z finále, tie som úplne už nezvládol, ale fotka Júlie Jefimovej so zdvihnutým prstom, potom ako o jednu stotinu sekundy zaostala za svetovým rekordom a takisto séria fotiek Yui Ohashi, druhej po Katinke na 200m IM, mali celkom úspech.

Others were celebrating too. Among them, Sarah Sjostrom and Adam Peaty celebrated both becoming World Champions and breaking Championship records.
Radovali sa ale aj ďalší, Sarah Sjostrom a Adam Peaty okrem získania titulov majstra sveta, aj z rekordov šampionátu.

I have to mention also the atmosphere in the Arena when Katinka finished. Home audience was cheering for all Hungarians but the noise after her finish was overwhelming.
Nespomenúť sa nedá tiež atmosféra v aréne, keď doplávala Katinka. Domáce publikum povzbudzuje všetkých maďarov, ale po titule Katinky to burácalo naozaj poriadne.

What else?
I managed to stand in other photographer’s view twice :-), I had time for lunch even time for a pleasant chat and I finally bought a swim cap for my Maťko :-)
It’s nice and for a good price, 5100 HUF (about 17€) :-)

Originally, I wanted to take a few shots of EYOF, since my accreditation applies to that too. However, I decided not to. And I heard I did a right thing; they said it was quite a chaos over there.

So, that’s it for today. I hope that those guys looking like Indians who love to make a noise around 2 AM will soon come to senses…

A čo ešte?
Podarilo sa mi počas dňa vliezť dvakrát iným fotografom do záberu :-), stihol som obed a dokonca sa aj príjemne porozprával a kúpil som svojmu Maťkovi konečne čiapku :-)
Pekná a za “ľudovú cenu” cenu, 5100 HUF (asi 17€) :-)

No a pôvodne som chcel ísť včera pofotiť trochu aj EYOFku, kde mám akreditáciu tiež. Nakoniec som sa ale rozhodol, že nepôjdem. No a vraj som urobil dobre, vraj tam bol celkom chaos.

Takže to je na dnes všetko.
Dúfam, že chalani, čo vyzerajú ako Indovia a ktorí celkom radi robia v hoteli hurhaj o druhej ráno, čoskoro prestanú…

]]> https://www.petersukenik.com/budapest-2017-julia-a-jej-zdvihnuty-prst-yuliya-and-her-pointing-finger/feed/ 0 Budapešť 2017: makačka (tough day) https://www.petersukenik.com/budapest-2017-makacka-tough-day/ https://www.petersukenik.com/budapest-2017-makacka-tough-day/#comments Mon, 24 Jul 2017 14:22:34 +0000 http://www.petersukenik.com/?p=4398
Today starts with a photo briefing at 8:00 AM and that means if breakfast starts at 7:00 I have only about five minutes to eat. I leave the hotel at 7:11, entering the underground at 7:16, the metro leaves at 7:21 and I am marking today’s ‘goals’ into the start list. I get off at 7:41, entering the Duna Arena at 7:51 and the photographs’ room at 7:55. I catch the briefing in time covered with sweat :-(

O 8,00 máme dnes foto brífing, to znamená, že ak mám raňajky od 7-mej, tak mám na ne asi 5 minút. O 7,11 odchàdzam z hotela, 7,16 vchádzam do metra, 7,21 metro odchádza a ja si značím “ciele” dňa do štartovej listiny. O 7,41 vystupujem, 7,51 vchádzam do areálu Duna arény a 7,55 do foto roomy. Brífing stíham, akurát mi tečie po chrbte pot :-(

So, what are the rules for photographers? Quite strict. We have one common place for all of us by the pool, another smaller one just above it and also every spectator’s seat, if they don’t come. If they come, we have to let the seat. And since there is no way to get near the pool after the beginning of swimming it’s a huge risk. There is also one place for photographers from big agencies right opposite us. Shooting from the front is allowed for six agency photographers and two ‘ordinary’ photographers when swimmers from their countries are in the water. There is also no bag policy at the pool. Good old Kazan and London.

So, let’s begin. I need to find some spot; it starts in 30 minutes.
I only see Riso Nagy from all Slovak swimmers.

A pravidlá pre fotografov? Dosť striktné. Jedno spoločné miesto pre všetkých pri bazéne, jedno menšie nad týmto miestom na tribúne a tiež hociktoré divácke miesto, ak divák nepríde. Ak príde, má prednosť. Keďže k bazénu sa po začatí pretekov už dostať nedá, tak je to veľký risk. Jedno miesto majú ešte fotomani z veľkých agentúr oproti nám a fotiť z čela môže 6 agentúrnych a 2-ja “obyčajní” fotografi, ak im pláva akurát plavec z ich krajiny. Platí tiež “no bag policy”, žiadne batohy k bazénu. Zlatá Kazaň, zlatý Londýn.

Poďme na to, je 30 min. pred začiatkom, treba si nájsť miesto.
Z výpravy SVK vidím akurát Riša Nagya.

After the morning session, I hurry into the photographer’s room and sort photos. No time for lunch, water, coffee and some scones will do :-(

You have to catch a spot before the afternoon finals an hour before. So, despite having a lot to do I sit on my spot and chat with Martin Sidorjak.

And the finals? Except relays, Yang Sun with Katie Ledecky were no doubt in the spotlight today. Well, Yang a big time :-)
He gave a big hug to re-elected Maglione too :-)

Po skončení doobedia frčím do fotoroomy a triedim foto. Obed som nestihol, som na vode, káve, a pagáčoch :-(

Miesta pred poobedným finále sa obsadzujú už hodinu vopred, a tak aj keď mám prácu, sedím na fotoposte a debatujem s Martinom Sidorjákom.

A finále? Okrem štafiet dnes hviezdili Yang Sun a Katie Ledecky. No a Yang veru poriadne :-)
Vyobjímal aj znovuzvoleného Maglioneho :-)

Coming to the hotel at 9:00 PM. After a shower and a beer, I start to work.

I am finishing at 3:00 AM.
Is it just me or is there actually a lion? :-)

O deviatej prichádzam na hotel a púšťam sa po sprche a pive do práce.

O tretej ráno končím.
Zdá sa mi to, alebo vidím leva? :-)

]]> https://www.petersukenik.com/budapest-2017-makacka-tough-day/feed/ 2 Budapešť 2017: skoky (diving) https://www.petersukenik.com/budapest-2017-skoky-diving/ https://www.petersukenik.com/budapest-2017-skoky-diving/#comments Sat, 22 Jul 2017 22:44:31 +0000 http://www.petersukenik.com/?p=4377
Not much have happened today, so this small report will be quite brief :-)

After breakfast, I managed to explain to the receptionist that air conditioner should primarily serve for cooling and if it only blows, it’s not enough. They even found a new room for me. It’s smaller with the view over the yard but it’s cooler. So, the big moving began :-)

I worked on my photos from yesterday, posted my first report and went straight to the Arena. It was raining, hot and sticky weather…

In the Arena, I took photos of the pool during 3m diving so Mirko would see they let me inside :-)


Dnes bol relatívny pokoj a tak aj tento reportík bude pomerne krátky :-)

Po raňajkách sa mi podarilo pánovi na recepcii vysvetliť, že klimatizácia je spravidla na chladenie a keď iba fúka, tak to nie je okej. Našla sa dokonca pre mňa aj nová izba. Menšia, otočená do dvora, ale chladnejšia. A tak nastalo veľké sťahovanie :-)

Spracoval som zopár foto zo včera, postol prvý príspevok a hajde do arény.
Pršalo a bolo teplo a dusno..

V aréne som počas skokov z 3m pofotil bazén, nech Mirko vidí, že ma pustili aj dnu :-)

I met Mike Lewis, a professional from the US and basically a colleague from SwimSwam.

Lunch… it’s nice of the organizer and not quite usual that all pressmen and photographers have beside common refreshment also a lunch and it’s on Duna boat.

Stretol som aj Mika Lewisa, profíka z U.S. a v podstate môjho kolegu zo SwimSwam.

Obed… Je od organizátora pekné a vôbec nie obvyklé, že všetci novinári a fotografi majú okrem bežného občerstvenia aj obedy, a to na Duna boate.

After the lunch, I wanted to head back but Tino lured me into shooting 10m diving.
So, I tried and I even sent two photos to daily competition for the photo of the day. Maybe no one will send any and I will be the winner :-)
Po obede som už aj chcel ísť preč, keď ma Tino navnadil na skoky z 10m.
Tak som skúsil a dve fotky som ešte poslal aj do dennej súťaže o najlepšie foto. Možno nikto nič nepošle a ja vyhrám :-)

 

Today, it was more or less a trial run. Tomorrow in the morning, there is a photo briefing and then it’s starting for real…
Dnes to bola viacmenej taká skúška, zajtra ma ráno čaká foto briefing a potom to bude už naostro…

I am writing this report on my way to the hotel and suddenly I hear ‘Népliget’, which is my cue to get off :-)
I managed to finish it :-)

See you tomorrow…

Cestou na hotel píšem tento príspevok, keď sa zrazu ozvalo “Népliget”, čo bola moja výstupná stanica :-)
Stihol som to :-)

Ahojte zajtra…

]]> https://www.petersukenik.com/budapest-2017-skoky-diving/feed/ 3 Budapešť 2017: deň prvý (day one) https://www.petersukenik.com/budapest-2017-den-prvy-day-one/ https://www.petersukenik.com/budapest-2017-den-prvy-day-one/#comments Sat, 22 Jul 2017 11:12:00 +0000 http://www.petersukenik.com/?p=4353
It’s 3:45 AM and I’m taking a taxi so I can take a train from Zilina to Bratislava and then next one to Budapest. At 10:35 AM, almost on time, the train comes to Keleti Pályaudvar station.

Je ráno 3,45 hod. a ja nastupujem do taxíka, aby som zo Žiliny išiel vlakom do Bratislavy a potom ďalším do Budapešti. O 10,35 takmer presne načas vlak pristáva na železničnej stanici Keleti Pályaudvar.

I am roaming around the station for about 20 minutes until I find out that the tram 24 has a stop only few metres from the station exit. I thought it would be a piece of cake however; Hungarian is obviously not for me. I tried saying ‘tram’ even ‘villamos’ to some lady but it did not work :-)
Asi 20 minút sa motám okolo, aby som nakoniec zistil, že električka 24 má zastávku len kúsok od východu zo stanice. Myslel som si, že to bude malina, ale predsa len tú maďarčinu úplne nedávam. Na nejakú pani som skúšal “tram” aj “villamos”, ale akosi to nezabralo :-)

The tram is no miracle. Looking on the bright side, I met Katinka :-)
Električka žiadny komfort, ale cestou stretávam Katinku :-)

When I arrive at the hotel, I’m learning that I have to wait two hours before my room’s ready. Feeling ‘thrilled’ about it, I sit in the bar and try Soproni beer :-)

Finally, after two and half hour, I am checked in. The room is also no miracle but the internet is working flawlessly.

I am unpacking, building my workplace, plugging notebook, screen, turning it on and… The image on the screen is all damaged, the upper part is dark and the lower one is in chaos. I am finding out that the screen broke during the travel. Great :-(

Another ‘great’ news – I adjusted and turned the air conditioner on but it’s not working properly – no cold air. They sent a technician who claimed there isn’t anything he can do about it and the receptionist said the hotel’s full. Maybe tomorrow there will be a free room…
I wanted to leave the hotel at 1:00 PM according to plan however I am leaving at 4:45 PM.
I am taking the underground and I am hoping for some screens or announcements in English. There is neither. The line M3 that I am in looks quite old.

Prichádzam na hotel a dozvedám sa, že musím počkať 2 hodiny, kým bude moja izba nachystaná. “Nadšený” sadám do baru a skúšam pivo Soproni :-)

Nakoniec po 2,5 hod. sa ubytovávam. Izba nie je nič extra, ale internet frčí parádne.

Rozbaľujem kufre a staviam si pracovisko. Zapájam notebook, monitor, zapínam a…
Obraz na monitore je úplne rozhaseny, horná polovica nesvieti vôbec, na dolnej je chaos.
Zisťujem, že displej počas cestovania praskol. Super :-(

A ďalšia “dobrá” správa – klímu som spustil aj správne nastavil, ale akosi z nej nejde studený vzduch. Privolaný opravár konštatuje, že s tým nič nevie urobiť a pani na recepcii hovorí, že hotel je plný. Možno bude iná izba zajtra…

Z hotela som chcel pôvodne vyraziť okolo 13,00, nakoniec odchádzam o 16,45.

Cestujem metrom. Čakal by som nejaký displej a hlášky aj v angličtine, no ani jedno sa nekoná. Používam linku M3, ktorá vyzerá pomerne staro.

After getting off, I see the first arrow marking the way to Duna Arena and other ones direct me safely to it.
And I can see it now :-)

I also see quite a lot of police officers, soldiers, even one armoured vehicle…

Po vystúpení vidím prvú šipku k Duna aréne a ďalšie ma k nej bezpečne dovedú.
A už ju aj vidím :-)

Vidím ale aj pomerne veľa policajtov a vojakov a aj jedno obrnené vozidlo…

I am heading for the accreditation centre and getting my accreditation card. They ran out of lunch vouchers because one delegate from Togo asked many detailed questions so there was no time left for me.
I am passing the safety check and going through the entrance for media and then straight to the photographers’ room. I am obtaining a bib, a locker and I am listening to first instructions.
Mierim do akreditačného strediska a preberám si svoju akreditačku. Vouchre na obedy sa mi už dnes neušli, pán z delegácie z Toga mal veľa podrobných otázok a na mňa už čas nevyšiel.

Prechádzam bezpečnostnou kontrolou a mierim do vstupu pre média a potom do miestnosti pre fotografov. Preberám si fotovestu, skrinku a počúvam prvé inštrukcie.

Right afterwards, I am hastening off. I’m making pictures on my way to the computer shop.
Hneď potom sa ponáhľam preč. Robím cestou zopár foto, ale mierim do obchodu s počítačmi.

I buy a new screen :-(
Kupujem nový monitor :-(

With my accreditation card, I am moving around Budapest for free. I eat a hot-dog and buy a coke while returning to the hotel :-) I am leaving things there and going back to Duna Arena. I would love to try to do a few night shots…
S akreditačnou kartou cestujem po Budapešti už zadarmo. Vraciam sa na hotel, cestou zjem nejaký hotdog a colu :-), vyložím veci na hoteli a vraciam sa nazad k Duna aréne. Rád by som skúsil urobiť zopár nočných záberov…

Coming back to the hotel at 11:45 PM, where my room has sweet 27 degrees.
That’s just enough for the day.

Good night :-)

O 23,45 prichádzam na hotel, kde ma v izbe víta krásnych 27 stupňov.
Na dnes toho už bolo dosť.

Dobrú noc :-)

]]> https://www.petersukenik.com/budapest-2017-den-prvy-day-one/feed/ 2 Londýn 2016: mesiac po (one month after) https://www.petersukenik.com/londyn-2016-mesiac-po-one-month-after/ https://www.petersukenik.com/londyn-2016-mesiac-po-one-month-after/#comments Sat, 25 Jun 2016 21:19:29 +0000 http://www.petersukenik.com/?p=2855
At first, I thought that I would write few sentences in London every day just like in Kazan. However, in the end I am writing almost month after the European Championships :-( There was just too much to do during that week and after :-)

Every morning the swimming started at 10am but we had to be at the pool about an hour earlier. Before finals an hour and half was almost not enough. There were many people with cameras and if I did not catch a good spot at the beginning, it was too late later. Sometimes we were packed like sardines :-)


Pôvodne som si myslel, že podobne ako z Kazane, napíšem zopár viet každý deň aj z Londýna. No a nakoniec píšem skoro mesiac po skončení ME :-( Bolo toho skrátka za ten týždeň a po ňom viac než dosť :-)

Každé ráno sa začínalo plávať o 10-tej hodine, no pri bazéne bolo treba byť už asi o hodinu skôr. Na finále bola niekedy aj hodina a pol málo. Bolo nás tam s fotoaparátmi dosť a ak som si nechytil dobré miesto zavčasu, potom už bol problém. Niekedy sme boli naozaj ako sardinky :-)

We had two spots for taking photos, first right behind the starter near the starting blocks and second in the opposite corner of the pool, on the turn.

Again, they used the system of colourful bibs, 3 colours equalling 3 allowed areas of movement. Dark green was for broadcasters, the people involved in television somehow. For example the cameraman by the pool. These people had the biggest privileges. Dark blue and light blue were colours for the real photographers. People with the dark blue bibs could (besides mentioned spots for photographing) move freely at the pool except for the side behind starting blocks. From there were starting all disciplines with the exception of 50m disciplines that ended on this side of the pool and in that case there was no ban. Light blue bibs meant the smallest ‘freedom’. We had two spots for taking photos and it was possible to move around the pool, too, but only with special yellow belt. In the morning, they gave us quite a lot of them but during the finals, we rotated with only two. We could use the belt just for one discipline then we had to return it. Without yellow belt, we had to stay within restricted areas.

Easy, right? :-)

And, of course besides these ‘colour’ rules we had to abide by the standard rules for instance not getting into officials way and things like that. However, I must admit that officials were very helpful and mostly we could talk to them so they did not stand in our shots :-)

Na fotenie sme mali k dispozícii v podstate dve stále miesta, jedno za štartérom pri štartových blokoch a druhé v protiľahlom rohu bazéna, na obrátke.

Opäť tu fungoval systém farebných fotovést, 3 farby = 3 úrovne pohybu. Tmavozelená sa týkala broadcasterov, ľudí majúcich niečo do činenia s televíziou. Bol to napríklad kameraman pri bazéne. Najvyššie privilégiá. Tmavomodrá a svetlomodrá už boli farby naozaj pre fotografov. Tmavomodrí sa mohli okrem spomínaných fotopozícií pohybovať aj v podstate voľne okolo bazéna s výnimkou strany za štartovacími blokmi, kde sa štartovali všetky okrem 50-metrových disciplín. Tie sa na tejto strane dohmatávali a počas 50-tok tabu neplatilo. “Light blue bib” = najmenšia “sloboda”. K dispozícii 2 fotopozície a možnosť pohybovať sa aj okolo bazéna, ale iba s “yellow belt”, špeciálnym žltým pásom. Tých sa na doobedie vydávalo pomerne dosť, na finále sme si ale striedali tuším iba dva. Pás platil na jednu disciplínu a potom sa musel vrátiť. Bez pásu sa byť inde ako na vyhradených pozíciách nesmelo.

Jednoduché, že? :-)

No a samozrejme okrem tohto kolorytu bolo treba dodržiavať aj také tie štandardné pravidlá, ako napríklad nemotať sa rozhodcom popod nohy a podobne. Musím ale povedať, že rozhodcovia boli ústretoví a dalo sa s nimi väčšinou dohodnúť, aby sa nestavali do záberu :-)

After the end of the morning session I always got back to the hotel (except in one case) to work on my shots from morning. At first, I thought I could finish them before finals but that never happened :-) The finals were starting at 6pm and the end was usually about 8.30pm. I always got back to the hotel after 9pm. And that was the time for finishing the work on morning shots and working on photos from finals. I did not enjoy much sleep that week :-)

However, I had the satisfaction of seeing new articles from European Championships with my photos on SwimSwam.com and summersportsworld.sk as well as the reactions of members of SPF Facebook profile.

Po skončení doobedia som sa až na jednu výnimku vždy vracal na hotel, kde som rozrobil fotky z doobedia. Pôvodne som si myslel, že ich ešte pred finále stihnem aj spracovať, no ani raz sa mi to nepodarilo :-) Finále začínalo o šiestej večer a končilo približne o pol deviatej, na hotel som sa dostal vždy až po deviatej. A to bol ten správny čas na dokončenie fotiek z doobedia a spracovanie foto z finále. Moc som si za ten týždeň nepospal :-)

Zadosťučinením pre mňa bolo ale sledovať nové články z ME s mojimi fotografiami na portáloch SwimSwam.com a na summersportsworld.sk a tiež reakcie návštevníkov facebookového profilu SPF.

Because I am writing this almost month after the European Championships ended, I cannot keep a good track of what happened on which day. Nevertheless, I do remember a few interesting things :-)

It always surprised me how many taxis were queued up by the roadside and all of them without drivers. Hmm, they were sitting on the other side :-)

Grocery shops around the hotel were a bit weird. There was no baked goods no ham nor cheese or anything like that, everything packed. In addition, every night I had ‘healthy’ chicken burger, kebab or pizza, not the best choice :-) Besides the trip to the centre, I afforded a visit to the souvenir shop and enjoyed some ‘extra light meal’. Yummy, 12£ gone :-) But Stella in can cost 1£ and draft Guinness was 4£ :-)

Tým, že toto píšem skoro po mesiaci od ukončenia ME, už som stratil presný prehľad, čo sa v ktorý deň udialo. Zopár zaujímavých vecí ale ešte v pamäti mám :-)

Vždy ma prekvapilo, koľko taxíkov stojí pri ceste za sebou a všetky bez šoféra. Hm, sedeli na druhej strane :-)

Potraviny v okolí môjho hotela boli nejaké divné. Nikde žiadne pečivo, krájaná šunka, syry a podobne, všade len všetko balené. No a každý večer “zdravý” chicken burger, kebab alebo pizza? No nič moc :-) Okrem výletu do centra som si doprial ale ešte raz výlet do nejakého obchoďáku za suvenírmi a “extra light meal” bolo dobré. Mňam, 12 libier cink :-) Plechovková Stela bola ale v obchode za libru a za 4 sa dal kúpiť čapovaný Guiness :-)

I guess I had the best experience from travelling. I wrote one or two things about the tube so now I can mention something about typical red double-decker buses. Firstly, they were all red :-) However, the interesting thing was that normally the bus stopped, opened up the back door and people got off. Then according to the number of the people in the bus, the driver either opened or did not open the front door for people to get on. If the bus was full, he simply left. However, that was no tragedy because other bus came in no time. On the route I was taking, the interval between two buses was at any hour of the day 4-9 minutes. It happened more than once that right after one bus came another one going the same route. Ordinarily the drivers were black and you had to pay them for the ride electronically with contactless Oyster Card or as I did with contactless credit card. Inside of the bus there was a special area for luggage, also seats reserved for pregnant women, disabled persons, and the wheelchairs as well. I counted five cameras in every bus usually placed on the ceiling. In some vehicles, the video from cameras was directly projected on the screen. Buses did not stop at every stop you had to ring the driver. The stop buttons were placed on every stanchion. Stuff as LED panels that informed passengers about the next stop were necessity in every bus.

Once I met an inspector. He had some kind of device where you put your card (in my case the Slovak credit card) and he immediately knew if everything was all right.
And it was :-)

Cestovanie, z toho mám asi zážitok najväčší. O metre som už trochu písal, tak teraz skúsim zopár vecí o tradičných červených double deckroch. No ako prvé asi to, že boli všetky červené :-) Zaujímavé bolo ale napríklad aj to, že štandardne autobus zastal a otvoril zadné dvere. Ľudia vystúpili. Podľa toho, koľko ich vnútri zostalo, šofér buď otvoril alebo neotvoril predné dvere, ktorými sa nastupovalo. Ak bol plný, jednoducho odišiel preč. Nebola to ale žiadna tragédia, za chvíľu išiel ďalší. Na trase, kde som sa pohyboval ja, bol interval medzi dvomi autobusmi v akúkoľvek hodinu 4-9 minút. Viackrát sa stalo, že jeden autobus odchádzal a už prichádzal ďalší na rovnakej linke. Šoférovali ich spravidla černosi, platilo sa pri šoférovi. Samozrejme elektronicky, bezkontaktne, priložením Oyster Card alebo ako ja pomocou contactless platobnej karty. Vnútri bol vyhradený priestor na batožinu, takisto miesta na sedenie pre tehotné ženy a invalidov a tiež aj vyhradený priestor pre invalidný vozík. V každom autobuse som napočítal 5 kamier umiestnených väčšinou na strope, v niektorých autobusoch sa aj obraz z nich rovno premietal na monitor. Autobusy nestáli na každej stanici, bolo treba zazvoniť šoférovi. Tlačidlá na zazvonenie boli na každej zvislej tyči slúžiacej na pridržiavanie sa pasažierov počas jazdy. No a také veci ako LED panel, ktorý informuje o ďalšej zastávke, bol samozrejmosťou všade.

Raz som zažil aj revízora. Bezkontaktná krabička, každý priložil svoju kartu (ja tú svoju slovenskú platobnú) a revízor hneď zistil, či je všetko ok.
Bolo :-)

Nevertheless, one more thing from the tube… you can see even this in there…
Z metra ale predsa len ešte niečo… Aj toto sa v ňom dá vidieť…

 

One day it rained. I guess quite untypical for London that it rained so little in one week. Still I got wet pretty badly and from that day I started to call my horrible hotel a den :-) Besides every day washed clothes I had to dry also the wet ones. It turned out to be a bit of a problem :-(
Jeden deň pršalo. Na Londýn asi nezvyk, že za týždeň tak málo. Zmokol som ale kvalitne a od tohto dňa som svoj horrible hotel začal nazývať brlohom :-) Okrem každý deň praných vecí bolo treba sušiť aj veci zmoknuté. Hm, vcelku problém :-(

One morning I walked to the Aquatics Centre from the bus stop with Katarina Listopadova. I got to know two Czech officials and photographer Andrea Staciolli, too. On European Championships, there was also Tino Henschel with whom I had talked already during ISM in Berlin.
Jedno ráno som si zo zastávky autobusu odkráčal cestu k Aquatics centru s Katkou Listopadovou. Zoznámil som sa tiež s dvomi českými rozhodcami a s fotografom Andreom Stacciolim. No a na ME bol aj Tino Henschel, s ktorým sme sa dali do reči ešte počas ISM v Berlíne.

There seem to be certain swimmers whom the audience like more than others. With the regard for the home swimmers that get the biggest applaud and cheering, I noticed that the audience paid more attention to Cameron van den Burgh in Kazan and in London to Sarah Sjoestroem. Maybe it was because of her cheerful personality. For example, Laszlo Cseh was also very popular.
Niektorých plavcov má publikum obzvlášť rado. Keď odhliadnem od toho, že najviac potlesku, výskotu a povzbudzovania vždy dostanú domáci pretekári, tak v Kazani som si toto všimol u Camerona van der Burgha, v Londýne u Sarah Sjoestroem. Možno to bude jej veselou povahou. Dosť obľúbený je ale napríklad aj Laszlo Cseh.

Somehow, the week was over and suddenly it was Friday’s evening, the last day. I started to plan my journey home. Departure at 10.10? I should be at the airport 2 hours before, 2 hours to get there and leave a spare hour just for case. Wow, it seems that I have to leave from the hotel at 5.10. Ouch :-) I should walk in the dark in I think quite dangerous neighbourhood and get the tube. I was not sure about this plan. Therefore, I ordered a taxi to the hotel in the morning and got off at Stratford station.

I quickly managed to fulfil one of my resolution I stepped on the prime meridian :-)

A tak nejako ten týždeň prešiel a zrazu tu bol posledný piatkový večer a ja som začal plánovať cestu domov. Odlet o 10,10? 2 hodiny predtým treba byť na letisku, 2 hodiny na dopravu, hodina rezerva. Wau, treba mi z hotela odísť o 5,10! Vrrr :-( V noci peši potme po na môj vkus nie vcelku bezpečnej štvrti a potom metro? No, nebolo mi všetko jedno. K hotelu som si objednal na ráno taxík a nechal sa odviesť na Stratford station.

Splnil som si ešte narýchlo jedno predsavzatie, “pošliapať” nultý poludník :-)

As I walked into the station, I found out that there is some kind of trouble with my scheduled line. I took out my phone and removed that line from the lines for route scheduling. Within minutes, I moved a bit further and got on different line with the same destination, Heathrow airport. The tube was clean, well lit, with no worries about safety. There were two girls in the carriage with me. They still had a paper strip around their wrists, probably a ticket from some party :-)
Vchádzam do stanice a vidím, že moja naplánovaná linka metra má nejakú poruchu. Vyberám mobil, linku odoberiem z výberu liniek pre plánovanie trasy a behom chvíle sa už presúvam kúsok ďalej a nasadám na inú linku s rovnakým cieľom, letisko Heathrow. Metro čisté, vysvietené, žiadne obavy o bezpečnosť. Vo vagóne idú ešte dve dievčatá, na ruke majú ešte papierový pásik, zrejme vstupenku zo žúrky :-)

I got to the airport ok. I did a self-checking and found out that it is not possible to print my plane ticket. I was supposed to contact the airline management. Houston, we have a problem! I was feeling my adrenaline going as an employee of the British airways was trying to explain to me that they sold more tickets than the number of seats in the plane and that he was going to solve the problem :-) In turn, I was explaining him that I wanted to take this plane because my journey did not end in Vienna. Eventually I sat before the desk for half an hour and then the employee informed me with a smile that everything was all right and I had the ticket. Even though the seat was in the last row before the toilets next to the aisle, the guy was a small hero for me at that time :-)
Na letisko prichádzam v poriadku. Robím si self checkin a dozvedám sa, že pre mňa nie je možné vytlačiť letenku, “kontaktujte manažment leteckej spoločnosti”. Houstone, máme problém. Cítim ako mi stúpa adrenalín, keď sa mi pracovník British airways snaží vysvetliť, že predali viac leteniek, než je miest v lietadle a že sa pokúsi situáciu vyriešiť :-) Ja na oplátku vysvetľujem, že týmto letom letieť chcem, lebo vo Viedni moja cesta nekončí. Nakoniec sedím pred prepážkou približne pol hodiny, keď na mňa pracovník zavolá a s úsmevom mi oznámi, že je všetko v poriadku a letenku mám. Hoci je to do poslednej rady pred toaletami a pri uličke, ale je v tom momente pre mňa malým hrdinom :-)

I moved further, bought some presents, boarded the plane and then safely landed in Vienna. I got on the bus to Bratislava and continued in traveling. In Bratislava, I got off on the same dirty, ‘sweet-smelling’ bus station Mlynske Nivy as few days before. I approached a taxi driver before the station and asked him how much would cost a ride to the main railway station. ’20€.’ I pointed out that it is a bit expansive and got a choice to take it or leave it. Hmm, I was already in Slovakia. I called a VB taxi and paid 3,90€.

I could not decide which station is more ‘beautiful’. The main railway station or the bus station Mlynske Nivy. I guess they can easily compete. I was looking forward to having lunch at the station but after I entered the station restaurant, I minimised it to one beer and as little time as possible. In the waiting room, I was estimating how long it would take someone to ask me something like ‘What’s up, buddy?’. After about five minutes, I heard: ‘How are we, boss?’ :-)

The last public means of transport of my return journey was the Regiojet train, the business class. My impression improved a bit. During the ride there was just one ‘restart’ of the locomotive and with a little delay, we got to Zilina. Taxi, tube, plane, bus, taxi again, train and finally my own car – is there anything left? :-)

Presúvam sa ďalej, kupujem posledné darčeky, nasadáme do lietadla a v poriadku prilietame do Viedne. Presúvam sa k autobusu do Bratislavy a cestujem ďalej. V Bratislave vystupujem na rovnako špinavých a “voňavých” Mlynských Nivách ako pred pár dňami. Oslovujem taxikára pred stanicou a pýtam sa na cenu cesty na hlavnú železničnú stanicu. “20 eur”. Odpovedám, že to je vcelku dosť a dostávam na výber “chceš, alebo nechceš?” Hm, už som na Slovensku. Volám si VB taxi a platím 3,90€.

Ktorá stanica je krajšia? Železničná hlavná alebo autobusová na Nivách? No, myslím, že si nemajú čo vyčítať. Teším sa, že si dám na stanici obed. Po vkročení do staničnej reštaurácie to minimalizujem len na jedno pivo a minimum času. V čakárni odhadujem, za aký čas budem oslovený vetou typu “no ako vedúci?” Minút prešlo nakoniec asi 5 a veta “ako sa máme, šéfko?” :-)

Posledný verejný dopravný prostriedok spiatočnej cesty je vlak RegioJet, business trieda. Trošku sa mi dojem napráva, cestou len 1x “reštartujeme” rušeň a s malým oneskorením pristávame v Žiline. Taxík, metro, lietadlo, autobus, znova taxík, vlak a nakoniec vlastné auto – čo je ešte dnes v ponuke? :-)

During the return journey, I found out about the silver medal that Riso Nagy managed to win. I was glad to hear that but why did he have to wait until Sunday? :-) At least I sent one early photo for the article to SwimSwam, which they are already writing…
Počas spiatočnej cesty zisťujem, že Rišo Nagy zaplával striebro. Teším sa, no musel s tým čakať až do nedele? :-) Tak posielam aspoň jedno skoršie foto pre článok do SwimSwam, ktorý sa už píše…

What more to say?
Maybe the next year I will visit Budapest :-)
A čo povedať na záver?
Budúci rok Budapešť? :-)

Neverthless, I have to mention this – thanks to Riso and his silver medal my photos appeared for the first time in televison broadcasting. It was broadcasted on 7th of June 2016 on television channel TV JOJ in the proramme called ‘Noviny o 12:00′ in which you can see more than 7-minue long interview with him.

Thank you, Riso :-)

No a ešte predsa len jedna poznámka – vďaka Rišovi a jeho striebru sa moje fotografie objavili po prvýkrát aj v televíznom vysielaní. Bolo to 7.6.2016 na TV JOJ v relácii “Noviny o 12:00″, v ktorej bol s ním odvysielaný viac ako 7-minútový rozhovor.

Ďakujem Rišo :-)

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