The History of the German Language: From Proto-Germanic to Modern Standard...
Are you ready to go on a fascinating journey through the history of the German language, from...
The Villa Hügel & Krupp Stahl
Meta Description: Just outside Essen, and right alongside the railway tracks (appropriately) lies a stately manor house...
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 disaster in maritime history was (in terms of loss of...
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...
The Brothers Grimm and Grimms’ Fairy Tales
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...