The Villa Hügel & Krupp Stahl
Just outside Essen, and right alongside the railway tracks (appropriately) lies a stately manor house called The...
Die Langen Kerls
As far as Prussian King Frederick Wilhelm the First was concerned, size mattered. For his army, that...
Der Hoff
Germany is certainly a land of cultural surprises; you learn to expect strange connections and differences and...
The Wilhelm Gustloff
If you asked someone what the worst maritime disaster in history was (in terms of loss-of-life) most...
The Cologne Cathedral
The first time I heard about the city of Cologne, was when I had a French teacher...
Mandatory German Naturalization Test for Germans Planned
The ministry for foreign affairs of the Freistaat Obersachsen (Free State Upper Saxony, the counterpart to Niedersachsen...
Brothers Grimm: the famous stories
Learning German does not just help you get a job with Lufthansa or book a hotel in...
Is Angela Merkel a Reptiloid (Lizard)?
… to some people at least. The idea that high ranking politicians have been replaced by members...
German vs English: German now simpler than English
Many German learners struggle with the grammatical genders. Why on earth is a sausage feminine and why...
Brexit Day
January 31st 2020. Today is Brexit Day, and with less than an hour to go until the...