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Random Thoughts (23)

Posted on 2018-10-07 by

Sure, World War II had some bad sides to it. But at least it got the Oktoberfest suspended between 1939 and 1945. Many times as I entered Israel, I was questioned thoroughly about the origin of my last name by … Continue reading →

Posted in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Books, Economics, Germany, History, Israel, Maps, Romania, Terrorism, UK, World War II | Tagged , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Video Blog: Civil War in Palermo

Posted on 2014-01-03 by

I spent New Year’s Eve and the first couple of days of January 2014 in Palermo, the capital city of Sicily. I only made one New Year’s resolution (although I had previously dismissed those kind of resolutions as bunk) and … Continue reading →

Posted in Films, Italy, Media, Military, Sicily, Video Blog | Tagged , , , | 13 Comments

Fireworks for Bonfire Night 2010 at Blackheath in London

Posted on 2010-11-06 by

Every first week in November, all over Great Britain fireworks are lit up for “Bonfire Night” to commemorate the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. A group of English Catholics around Guy Fawkes had conspired to kill King James I and to … Continue reading →

Posted in History, London, Travel, UK | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments