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Peace Camp at Parliament Square in London
I wonder if the participants of the “Peace Camp” at Parliament Square in London have ever noticed the irony of protesting against all kinds of wars under the amused eyes of Winston Churchill. The “Peace Camp” is a continuous protest … Continue reading
Posted in History, London, Military, Photography, Politics, UK
Tagged Boris Johnson, Churchill, democracy, demonstration, foreign policy, House of Commons, Houses of Parliament, irony, pacifism, parliament, Parliament Square, peace, Peace Camp, protest, protests, Sir Winston Churchill, war, Westminster, Winston Churchill
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Walking along Hadrian’s Wall
“My shoulders are aching from the weight of the backpack, the sun is burning, the wind is blowing me backwards, I am running out of water already and I still have 125 km to go.” This was the entry in … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel, UK
Tagged adventure, Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall path, hiking, Romans, Scotland, walking
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My neighbourhood in London
In preparation for my walk across England, I finally bought a camera: a Nikon Coolpix L120. Henceforth you will be able to read more blog posts with my own photographs. Not very creatively, I start with a walk around my … Continue reading
Posted in London, Photography, Travel, UK
Tagged Bermondsey, Big Ben, Hicks House, Maltby Street, Mandela Way, Neckinger, Palace of Westminster, Prospect House, Rotherhithe, Shard London Bridge, Shard Tower, South East London, Southwark, Southwark Cathedral, Southwark Park, Spa Road, St George the Martyr, St James Church, St James Park, St James's Park, St Paul's, St Paul's Cathedral, T-34, Tate Modern, Thames, Tower Bridge, Westminster, Westminster Palace
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A (very short) response to Holocaust denial
Whenever I meet someone who denies the Holocaust, I want to punch them in the face and say: This punch did not happen. And if it did happen, it happened on a much lesser scale. Too bad this doesn’t work … Continue reading
Posted in Germany, History, Holocaust, Israel, Photography, Politics
Tagged Berlin, German history, Nazis
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