by Laura V | Jan 15, 2018 | Daily life, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
After you dutifully participated at -and maybe even organized, the Christmas celebrations at the office, attended several advent parties, strolled through many Christmas Markets, ate shameful amounts of Plätzchen (X-mas cookies), drank enough hot chocolate to fill...
by AlieC | Jun 21, 2017 | History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
Having grown up on musicals and fairy tales I had a picture in my head of what countries like Germany, Austria and Switzerland would look like. There would be cobbled streets, half timbered houses and castles around every corner. My first visit to Hamburg on a school...
by HF | Jan 25, 2017 | History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
Tours: From Audi to Volkswagen Audi | BMW | Ford | Mercedes-Benz | Opel | Porsche | Volkswagen LAST UPDATED: 7 July 2022. Seven major automakers manufacture automobiles and trucks in Germany. The automobile is a German invention, and the auto industry in Germany is...
by HF | Sep 23, 2015 | Book reviews, History and culture
The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World by Andrea Wulf Let’s start at the beginning. There were several special reasons I wanted to read Wulf’s Humboldt biography. I myself have many connections with the Humboldt name, but I did not...
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