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...
The Pinakothek Museum in Munich
The Pinakothek Museum: Munich has a wealth of superb museums, of which three stand out as particularly...
The life of Helmut Schmidt – An Obituary
Helmut Schmidt, Chancellor of West Germany between May, 1974, and October, 1982, died 10 November 2015. Yesterday...
The Fabergé Museum in Baden-Baden
While the superb boutiquey Fabergé museum was established in Baden-Baden eight years ago (2009) to honor the...