Category Archives: History

Trakai Historical National Park

Posted on 2012-07-07 by Andreas Moser

For my birthday yesterday, I visited Trakai Historical National Park which can easily be reached from Vilnius by bus or by train in 40 minutes. At the historic center of the park is Trakai town and the castle, for which … Continue reading →

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Lithuania celebrates my Birthday

Posted on 2012-07-06 by Andreas Moser

I feel really honoured: I have only been to Lithuania for one week, and already the whole country put up a huge display of affection by celebrating my birthday today (6 July). All over Lithuania, people put up flags and … Continue reading →

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Tom Cruise’s Secret Plan for Scientology

Posted on 2012-07-04 by Andreas Moser

I admit that I like Tom Cruise, probably because he played the leading part in one of my all-time favourite movies, A Few Good Men. To many, Mr Cruise is a red rag because of his membership and active involvement … Continue reading →

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Moving to Lithuania

Posted on 2012-06-18 by Andreas Moser

The journey of your favourite vagabond that began in 2009 with my move to London and last saw me move to Malta continues. I am on the move again after I had briefly returned to London for a few weeks. Even … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Holocaust, Life, Lithuania, London, Travel | 38 Comments

The Round Table of Camelot is Back

Posted on 2012-05-20 by Andreas Moser

Has the Nobel Peace Prize gone to President Obama‘s head? Or why else does he now try to copy King Arthur of Camelot with his famous Round Table?

Posted in History, Photography, Politics, UK, USA | Tagged , | 3 Comments

Anti-Semitism at Easter Procession in Malta

Posted on 2012-04-06 by Andreas Moser

I have already reported about the Easter procession at the Maltese town of Dingli in the light of its publicly humiliating treatment of a child with Down Syndrome. But this was not the only scandal I witnessed that evening: the … Continue reading →

Posted in Holocaust, Malta, Photography, Politics, Religion | Tagged , | 33 Comments

Saint Paul in Malta

Posted on 2012-03-24 by Andreas Moser

Paul the Apostle was on a sea journey from Caesarea (in today’s Israel) to Rome in the year 59 to appear in front of a court there, when he was shipwrecked and managed to get to safety on the island … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Human Rights, Malta, Politics, Religion | Tagged , , , | 28 Comments

This sign post did not help

Posted on 2012-02-29 by Andreas Moser

Found in Mdina, Malta: a sign post informing me that I am “XX miles from XXXXXX”. This is especially tough for people like me who refuse to use GPS. I wonder if the sign post was stolen from somewhere else … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Malta, Photography, Travel, World War II | 5 Comments

Bücherverbrennungen hier und dort

Posted on 2012-02-24 by Andreas Moser

Diese Woche haben US-Soldaten in Afghanistan aus Versehen ein paar Exemplare des Korans verbrannt, da die in den Gefängnissen dort ausliegenden Koran-Exemplare regelmäßig ausgetauscht werden, damit Gefangene keine Nachrichten darin hinterlassen können. Die Bevölkerung Afghanistans ist aufgebracht, entsetzt und wütend. … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Books, Germany, History, Islam, Politics, Religion | Tagged | 10 Comments

Book Burnings, here and there

Posted on 2012-02-24 by Andreas Moser

This week, US soldiers in Afghanistan accidentally burnt a few copies of the Quran because they regularly change the copies of the Quran that the prisoners there are allowed to use, in order to prevent messages being written into the … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Books, Germany, History, Islam, Politics, Religion | Tagged | 30 Comments