“November in Prague”
A few days ago we posted a congratulatory note about former mayor Giorgos Michalis’ appointment as CEO of the National Bank of Greece, a job which didn’t require him to commute from Glossa to Skopelos and back everyday.
Among the tributes which poured into the comments section was one from Jiří written in
Czech. We were able to get a general sense of Jiri’s message but some subtleties escaped us.
We turned the task over to our multi-talented and multi-lingual neighbor “S” who translated for us.
Jiří’s original…
Jsem Čech každoročně jezdící na nejkrásnější ostrov když ne na světě, tak v Evropě určitě. A velice bych rád zde zůstal nastálo, protože zde je nejenom krásná příroda, ale žijí zde také lidé, kterých si velice vážím. Doufám, že pan exstarosta bude v nové funkci dobře hájit nejenom finanční zájmy svých spoluobčanů, ale i životní prostředí ostrova Skopelos tak, aby již nebyl dále zastavován a asfaltován. Jistě by také stálo za úvahu omezit na ostrově počet v sezonně půjčovaných motorových vozidel, především pak osobních automobilů a rámusících čtyřkolek. Aby kvůli pominutelnému byznysu navždy nepominuly krásy ostrova.
Translation by “S”…
I am a Czech who travels each year regularly, year after year, to the most beautiul island if not in the whole world, then certainly in Europe. I would very much like to stay and live here permanently, because not only is nature beautiful here, but also because there are people who live here whom I respect greatly. I sincerely hope that the ex mayor in his current function is not just looking after the financial well being of his felllow islanders, but that he also takes care of the environment on Skopelos island in such way that overbuilding and concreting/asphalting of roads is limited. It would be to the benefit of the environment in general to limit the number of motor vehicles on hire in the season, and in the first place that of the personal motor cars and noisy ATVs, in order that the beauty of the island does not disapper forever because of potentially lost [or missed] earnings.
[Photo borrowed from tomsumartin whose other photos can be found here. It’s worth a peek.
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