Fred Astaire: Films and Books

by | Mar 27, 2016

Films with Fred Astaire Astaire in Hollywood Fred Astaire actually had several different careers. When he and his sister Adele ended their combined stage act in 1932, they had already spent some 28 years in show business. It was then that Fred headed for Hollywood,...

The German Way of Death: Pets and Animals

by | Mar 13, 2016

Pets and Animals • German Pet Cemeteries • der Tierfriedhof The German Way of Death and Funerals > Pets and Animals English-speaking expats living in Germany, Austria or Switzerland are sometimes confronted with the death of a beloved pet animal. They may be at a...

The German Way of Death and Funerals

by | Mar 12, 2016

German Funerals • R.I.P. • Death in Deutschland Burial | Cremation | Expat Info “Dealing with death is the root of culture.” – Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921-1990), Swiss writer “The German way of death is perhaps even more regulated than the German way of...

Advanced German Archive 6

by | Mar 2, 2016

DEUTSCH FÜR FORTGESCHRITTENE A collection of advanced and intermediate German vocabulary with model sentences in German and English – plus audio. These vocabulary archives have been transferred from our former AboutGerman.net site, which is now closed. Over the next...