Alice in the Underwater World

When I was much younger than I'm now, a friend of my Dad came back from the official journey in some Arabic country. He brought a lot of things, most of which were not impressive for the five-year-old girl - some drinks, games, etc. But one thing grabbed my attention immediately: the shells and pieces of corals.

- 'They grow inside of the ocean' - explained he. 'One also might find there beautiful starfishes, colourful fishes, and even alive sea shells!'

- 'May I touch it?' - I asked, looking to the coral admiringly. I loved fairy-tales and believed in them, but, of course, I couldn't believe in the existence of alive seashells.

- 'Sure! You can even keep it if you wish!'

For me, it was a princely gift. I was caressing this piece of coral,  twirling it, even tried to taste it. I was imaging the Ocean - the huge aquarium with the warm water and thousands of incredible creatures...

Later on, I've seen a lot of corals and numerous underwater worlds. But only one of them revived my childish fairy tale: in October 2015 I found it exactly as in my dreams snorkeling near the small satellite islands of Flores, Indonesia.

Relax and enjoy! :)