Notable German Americans: A-B-C

Famous and Not-So-Famous Americans of German, Austrian, or German-Swiss Ancestry Introduction • A-B-C North Americans of German, Austrian, or German-Swiss ancestry have made significant contributions to many fields of American culture, from the arts to science and...

Stuttgart City Guide

What to See and Do in Stuttgart Located in Germany’s southwest region, Stuttgart is the capital of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, the largest city in that state, and the sixth largest city in Germany (pop. 609,219; 2.7 million in the greater region)....

Winterferien (already!)

The timing of most German school holidays match my British expectations. Two weeks at Christmas, two weeks at Easter, six weeks in the summer, plus the odd week somewhere in the middle of these blocks. This is not so different from home and behind each is a clear...