The Kurpfälzisches Museum in Heidelberg
The Kurpfälzisches Museum, i.e., the Palatinate Museum, in Heidelberg possesses some of the finest examples of archeological...
Day Light Saving Time – Sommerzeit
Sommerzeit: the first modern suggestion of “summertime” came from a humorous observation by Ben Franklin. Franklin’s insight...
The Germanic National Museum – Nürnberg
We’re in the 164th year of this superb museum’s glorious history and, if you want to immerse...
Staatliche Kunstsammlung Dresden
The Dresden State Art Collections, officially the Staatliche Kunstsammlung Dresden, comprises 14 distinct museums owned and maintained...
Alfred Wegener – The Theory of Continental Drift
During an early summer after-concert party at Carnegie Hall in 1971, a clearly relieved Carole King, riding...
Konditorei Secrets – Das lebendige Brot
Certainly St. John did not have German Konditorei delicacies in mind when he wrote his Gospel, but,...
Winter sports in Germany: skiing and other sports
If it can be done on ice or snow, not only have the Germans done it, but...
Heinrich Schliemann – 19th Century Trump?
Heinrich Schliemann was quite possibly an early version of Donald Trump, German style. On the one hand,...
Visit Christmas Markets in Germany – Part 2
Select three or four Christmas Markets that are not too far from one another, and set out by...
Christmas Markets in Germany – Part 1
The approach of Advent means the so-called Christmas Markets are in the offing.