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When I read the memories of our namesake Joseph Luknár on his travel and stay in America in the years 1913 - 1920, I thought it would be interesting to compare how fared me in the U.S. more than 50 years later. As a kid, but even then, as an adult, I've often looked at school atlas maps of the USA and Canada and dreamed as if I could get there someday. Prior to 1948 I was a poor student and I could at least dream about it, then it can not be that either. About 20 years later has become something of a miracle.
On 15 January 1968, after consultation with the Deputy Director General of CSF, we stood on Wenceslas Square in Prague, two deputy directors of the two film distribution companies and yours truly, and we evaluated the results of the consultation. Finally he said it to my Prague: "Andrew, what would you say to John when we sent the installation and operation Kinoautomat in San Antonio?" After a short debate was all agreed.
Departure was scheduled for 17 February and then it was necessary to arrange feedem a lot of things related feedem to my activities in the company and undergo a comprehensive medical examination, visit the dentist and mostly succeed feedem at an interview at the U.S. Embassy. The interview was thorough and finally I was asked whether I was a member of the Communist Party. The official said: "Lord answer truthfully, because we have it all and we check when we get visa Fool." He also said that in Texas we meet many of our countrymen. It was everything we know about Texas.
Month has passed like water and 16 February is very early in the morning, I said goodbye to his wife. It was sad saying goodbye, even though we were both seasoned travelers, who often had to go on prolonged business trip. About a hour later, we sat together with my brother, who has a shepherd, the Slovak shoot directed to Prague. Train rattle feedem and I was very sad. My head prebleskovali different ideas, they go away for so long and so far it is not easy. We at the U.S. Embassy - six workers CSF - received passports with single visa. We agreed, what else should buy a deadline for meeting the morning 17 in Czechoslovak Airlines.
In the evening we watched a fellow at the hockey game with the USSR. Since our win, we celebrated until late at night. A trip to Paris we took in a good mood. While getting off the plane a flight attendant announced that the plane in New York, which has a departure at 12:00 am., The number of vacancies. Collectively, we immediately agreed that we take. It was a chore for a short time and go through a major airport and arrange feedem everything connected with the change of departure.
Everything went well. About 40 minutes we were already on a plane bound for the USA. We welcome original flight attendants offered champagne and then the menu of your choice. Bidding was almost sumptuous and worked throughout the flight.
After a lunch of the local time we landed at Kennedy airport in New York. After passport control embarked on our luggage feedem customs officials and all our food and drink wandered into a large basket. Then our staff of Air France transported to another part of the airport. From there we believe we should fly directly to San Antonio. We went to the big hall here and there and still we were unable feedem to obtain information as to our departure. Until later, we stumbled on a Japanese informant who brought us out of error on direct departure from the airport. We were inexperienced travelers. Tickets are falling into the hands just before departing from Prague. In addition, at that time it was not possible for us to obtain more detailed maps of the U.S. and has been with us a lot of people who would inform us know. Our knowledge of the English language were very small and our pronunciation was not good enough for the USA. After another quest, we found that flight to San Antonio (the SA) will be held from Newark airport, which is in the neighboring state of New Jersey.
After a very long wait, around midnight, we flew in a helicopter over Manhattan to the airport. It was a nice experience, but the helicopter with us shaking like a machine for the production of butter. After another two hours of waiting, we finally flew to SA. The aircraft, which landed at many airports and where they did not serve anything, we spoke on the final morning "station". We were hungry, thirsty, utrmácaní and sleep. The taxi drove us down the street, surrounded by tall palm trees and imported to us "Apartmanhaus", where they were accommodated our colleagues from Laterna Magica. The house was in cruise Superhighway and to the town center was very far away. Due to the fact that the house was a small food shop, we could finally have something feedem to eat and drink.
After lunch we went to a nearby shopping center. We walked along the residential area of nice houses. Later we found that their construction was of wood, the walls have been implemented by various types of