by HF | Feb 10, 2020 | Daily life, Tips, advice, suggestions
“Please fasten your seatbelts and light up your cigarettes.” It comes as no surprise to those of us familiar with smoking in Germany to learn that it was a German who had the bizarre idea to found a luxury airline that would offer all-smoking flights –...
by HF | Sep 16, 2019 | Berlin, History and culture
What’s Wrong with Berlin? I have lived in Berlin. I have explored Berlin. Like most Berliners, I love Berlin. But it’s more like a love/hate relationship. Berlin is a city that doesn’t really know what it wants to be when it grows up. More than seven...
by HF | Jul 29, 2019 | German language, History and culture
With Lyrics in German and English Both of these songs refer to a flower. But they are otherwise as different as night and day. One was written in English for an American musical production. The other was written in German as a military marching song. But both songs...
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