Category Archives: Malta
Easily Confused (10) Big Breasts
“Big Breasts & Wide Hips”, a book by the Nobel Prize winning Chinese author Mo Yan: Big breasts and wide hips in Malta: Big breasts and wide hips in my imagination:
Lawrence Gonzi, Prime Minister of Malta
Now I know whom Lawrence Gonzi, Prime Minister of Malta, reminds me of:
A Windmill in Malta
(photographed on a visit to Buskett Gardens in Malta)
Malta says “Thank You”
My assignment in Malta has come to an end and I am about to embark on the next adventure, but the people of Malta will not easily forget my stay with them. With my magnificent photos and my investigative reporting, … Continue reading
Anti-Semitism at Easter Procession in Malta
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
Malta breaking sanctions against Iran
For months, people have asked “What are you actually doing in Malta?” For months, I incessantly maintained my cover story of being a student and a tourist. At least it was a more comfortable cover story than others I had … Continue reading
Is it really that urgent?
Walking around Vittoriosa (or Birgu, to use the Maltese name) yesterday, I saw this government notice posted on a door, stating that it is “URGENT”. Taking a step back, neither the door, nor the house, nor the street actually oozed … Continue reading
Spot the odd Boat out
Visiting Vittoriosa (Birgu in Maltese) and its harbour, one of the boats stuck out and particularly caught my eye among all these beautiful boats. Exactly, it was the orange one. Not only its colour, also its shape was rather special.
Easter Ceremony ridicules Disabled Child
Yesterday, I went to the small town of Dingli in Malta to watch a street procession for Easter. There were bands and the scouts who played music. Children and adults had dressed up as persons from the Bible’s New Testament and … Continue reading
Organisations which may want to change their name, # 1
When I was in Dingli, Malta today I saw that their football club is called “Dingli Swallows”. Well, as long as I am the only one to misunderstand this club’s name (until I saw the logo), it shouldn’t be a … Continue reading
The Happy Hermit 