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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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 →

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10 FAQ on Getting Married in Germany – updated 2023

Posted on 2017-04-01 by Andreas Moser

As part of my very popular series of legal FAQ, I now address a subject which I am personally completely opposed to: How to get married in Germany? My personal advice would be not to do it. Don’t throw away freedom like that! … Continue reading →

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