Category Archives: Germany

Train Theater in Germany

Posted on 2017-09-06 by Andreas Moser

A train ride as a piece of art:

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Hiking is for Everyone – or is it?

Posted on 2017-08-15 by Andreas Moser

Ever since I went on my first long-distance walk, the Hadrian’s Wall Path in England, I have been wondering: “Why am I only bumping into other white folks?” In most British cities, there was a vibrant and colorful diversity of … Continue reading →

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Sunrise in Bavaria

Posted on 2017-08-15 by Andreas Moser

I wasn’t up that early, but my father took this photo yesterday:

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Where is the center of Europe?

Posted on 2017-08-11 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung dieses Artikels. Reading the book Black Earth, I became aware of a village in Ukraine that was calculated and named as the geographical center of Europe in 1887: Dilove. “Really?“ I wondered, not because I would begrudge Dilove the … Continue reading →

Posted in Belarus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Europe, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Photography, Poland, Slovakia, Travel, Ukraine | Tagged , , | 13 Comments

Light Effects

Posted on 2017-08-02 by Andreas Moser

I am spending a few months in Ammerthal, the Bavarian village where I grew up. “But there is no theater, no cinema, no Academy of Sciences?” my friends from New York, Paris and Moscow are asking, worried and pitiful at … Continue reading →

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FAQ on Reclaiming German Citizenship – updated 2022

Posted on 2017-07-28 by Andreas Moser

The FAQ on German Citizenship are the most popular post on my blog. But some aspects are so complicated, they warrant their own list of FAQ, like those on applying for naturalization without living in Germany and the following ones … Continue reading →

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Back in Europe

Posted on 2017-06-13 by Andreas Moser

After 18 months in South America, I am back in Europe. I have already written extensively about the reasons for my return. Here are the first impressions from the old continent: You cannot imagine how happy I was when I … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts (13)

Posted on 2017-05-02 by Andreas Moser

Where exactly is the line between the Near East, the Middle East and the Far East?  I am so old-school, when I am in a remote location, I miss newspapers more than the internet. I have never received as many … Continue reading →

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Germany 1945-1949

Posted on 2017-04-29 by Andreas Moser

These two films illustrate – with quite drastic footage, you are warned – what the Allied powers thought of Germany immediately after the end of World War II. They did see, correctly in my view, a continuity of German militarism … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema, Cold War, Germany, History, Holocaust, Military, USA, World War II | Tagged , , | 6 Comments

AllExperts is dead

Posted on 2017-04-25 by Andreas Moser

Quite a number of readers have come to this blog through AllExperts, where I have been answering questions on German law for a decade. With more than a thousand thoroughly answered questions, my profile there was a great source of … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Law, German Law, Germany, Immigration Law, Law, Technology, Travel | Tagged , | 41 Comments