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#1.
My adventure with the Malbork Castle:
I arrived to Malbork in 1953, when the castle still was in ruins.
Between 1956 and 1972 I was firstly an employee then the manager
of Tourist Bureau PTTK in that castle. From 1973 till 1990 I owned
a photography shop located near the castle. Currently I am semi-retired,
working part time as a tourist guide in the castle.
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Fig. #1.
This is me - Czesław Pajak.
On the Treasure Island near San Francisco - Oackland Bay Bridge.
#2.
My books on proverbs:
My name is Czesław Pająk.
Actually you may know me already
from my Dictionaries of Proverbs,
means a series of books in which
I presented the selection of mutually
corresponding English and
Polish proverbs. (This first book
from this series had the following
editorial data:
Czeslaw Pajak, Slownik
Przyslow Angielskich - Dictionary
of English Proverbs, Wydawnictwo
Poznanskie Poznan 1998,
ISBN 83-86138-45-9. Reprinted in 2002.)
Fig. #2. Here is the cover page of my first book
of proverbs, entitled "Słownik Przysłów Angielskich -
Dictionary of English Proverbs"). Since it was
published, several further my books appeared.
Some of them are still available in bookshops
of Poland.
This book contains a selection of around 2800 English proverbs and
their Polish equivalents. It contains most commonly used proverbs
that originate from English and Polish culture. Since proverbs are
the condensed form of folk wisdom, the book accumulates folkloristic
essence of these two cultures. I am pleased that I can recommend it
to all people who deal with both languages simultaneously, and would
like to know (or learn) mutually corresponding proverbs of these
languages and cultures.
#3.
My profession of a photographer:
Independently from the serving community
by guiding tourists through the Malbork
Castle, I also served it by recording the
history of Malbork during my professional
work as a photographer.
* * *
The photographing become not only my
profession, but also my passion. I own
probably one of the best collections of
photographs of Malbork, which illustrates
the development and the history of this
Castle and town.
Some amongst numerous photographs which
I took are illustrated on the web page
castle photographs).
Fig. #3a.
My wife Nina
by the Malbork Castle.
Fig. #3b.
Here is a photograph of my wife Nina, with my brother Jan and his wife.
Until recently Nina also worked on the castle, as one of guides who
guided English-speaking tourists (currently is a honorary member
of Guides Association). More information about my and my wife's Nina
activities in Malbork is provided (in Polish) on the web page
for Malbork.
#4.
My travels throughout the world:
I have several hobbys. One of them is sight seeing. So far I
visited 45 different countries, namely: Armenia, Austria,
Azerbaijan, Belorussia, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, France, Georgia,
Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Italy,
Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Maleysia, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco,
New Zealand, Portugal, Rumania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden,
Tadzhikstan, Tailand, Tunesia, Turkey, Ukraine, USA, Uzbekistan.
I lived for 2 years in the USA.
Fig. #4a.
Me, Czesław Pająk
in the Caucasus Mountains.
I was there in 1980.
Fig. #4b.
Me, Czesław Pająk
on the shore of Lake Taupo, New Zealand.
I visited New Zealand, and my brother who
lines there, in 1988.
#5.
My family life:
I am fortunate to have a wonderful wife Nina. We
have been married for many years. She shares my hobby
of sighs seeing and photography. This is why she
accompanied me during the majority of my globetrotting,
visiting with me around 30 different countries, namely:
Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belorussia, Bosnia,
Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, France, Georgia,
Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Italy,
Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco,
New Zealand, Rumania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden,
Tadzhikstan, Tailand, Tunesia, Turkey, Ukraine, USA, Uzbekistan.
She lived for 4 months in the USA. Nina used to be an
English-speaking tourist guide at the Malbork
castle.
Fig. #5a.
My wife Nina
at the Rockefeller Center, New York City.
We were together over there in 1978.
Fig. #5b.
My wife Nina
in Burgas on the Black Sea coast.
We were together in there in 1960
and 1992. (The above photo was
taken in 1960.)
#6.
History of preparation of this web site:
My whole life revolved around the Malbork castle. Since I accumulated
so much data and visual materials about it, I decided to make available
part of these resources via this web site.
* * *
It somehow happens that I have a brother,
Dr Jan Pająk, the passion of whom is, amongst
others, the programming of historical web pages.
For more information, amongst others, how I
try to support the development of turism in Malbork
and the Castle, see also my web page (in the
Polish language only) entitled
For Malborka).
Fig. #6.
Me, Czesław Pająk,
at the Thermal Reserve Rotorua, New New Zealand.
This photograph was taken in 1988, during my visit
in New Zealand.
* * *
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#7.
Information concerning this web page:
Copyright 2006 by Czesław Pająk:
All photographs presented on
this web page,
and also on web pages
main,
photographs, and
treasures
linked from this page, are copyrighted to myself, means to
Czesław Pająk.
All rights reserved. No replication of this photographs is permitted without a prior permission in
writing from myself, means from Czesław Pająk.
Contact with the author of this page:
I wish to maintain my privacy. Therefore all contacts with myself can be accomplished
via my brother, Dr Jan Pająk, by either emailing a message to him at the adress
janpajak@gmail.com,
or by writing at his postal address: Dr Jan Pająk, P.O. Box 33250, 5046 Petone, New Zealand.
In turn my brother is going to pass the messages to me.
Date of launching this web page: 13 November 2002.
Date of the most recent update of this page: 3 July 2006.
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Here are indications of subsequent counters of visits:
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