by HF | Feb 19, 2013
Austria Today First, let’s get one thing straight: Austria is not Australia! Many English-speakers – at least those who did not pay attention during geography class – confuse the two nations. Which, considering how different they are, and how distant from each...
by HF | Feb 18, 2013
Germany is Younger Than You Think The nation that we informally call Germany (official name: Federal Republic of Germany, Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is much younger than the United States of America! Even if we go back to Prussia (Preussen) and the first German...
by HF | Feb 17, 2013
What to See and Do in the German Capital Berlin is Germany’s capital and largest city in area and population. It is both a city and one of Germany’s 16 states (Bundesländer). Home to about 3.4 million residents (4.4 million in the Berlin/Brandenburg metro...
by HF | Feb 16, 2013
City Guide: Frankfurt am Main, Germany Things to see and do in Germany’s business capital There’s much more to Frankfurt than what the typical visitor sees, even if they manage to venture beyond the airport or train station. Frankfurt is definitely...
by HF | Feb 13, 2013
Address to Joint Session of the US Congress For the original German text of Merkel’s speech, see Merkel-Rede 2009 – Deutsch. German Chancellor Angela Merkel made her remarks to both houses of the US Congress in German. This is the official German government...
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