by HF | Apr 4, 2013
Berlin’s International Film Festival for 2024 The Berlin International Film Festival, better known as the Berlinale, has traditionally taken place annually in February. The 70th Berlinale during the last week of February 2020 was the last one before Covid-19...
by HF | Apr 4, 2013
The first “Bond girl” was Swiss “I was supposed to be coming out of the water, like Ursula Andress in DR. NO… How do you relive a moment that is probably one of the most remembered and loved in any Bond film? That kind of scared me.” — Halle Berry, speaking...
by HF | Apr 2, 2013
Germany’s Literary “Citizen of the World” “Für Naturen wie die meine ist eine Reise unschätzbar: Sie belebt, berichtigt, belehrt und bildet.” “For natures like mine a journey is invaluable; it animates, corrects, instructs and develops.”...
by HF | Mar 26, 2013
Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845-1886), King of Bavaria, 1864-1886 See our book recommendations below. He is known by many nicknames: the Swan King, the Mad King of Bavaria, the Dream King, and Mad Ludwig. Was “Mad King Ludwig” mad? This is only one of many mysteries that...
by HF | Mar 18, 2013
Bavaria • Germany Munich > Oktoberfest Oktoberfest 2024! Das Oktoberfest dates back to 1810. In 2010 the event celebrated its 200th birthday, but that year marked only the 177th Oktoberfest, what with wars, epidemics and such. The Covid-19 pandemic forced the...
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