Brexit Day
January 31st 2020. Today is Brexit Day, and with less than an hour to go until the...
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...
Gutenberg and the Invention of the Printing Press
The market of printed books might still be strong and the rise of e-books might be slower...
The Bauhaus Museum in Weimar
The Bauhaus Museum: Walter Gropius (18 May 1883—05 July 1969) was a renowned German-American architect and academic...
Germans obliged to take integration test in Germany
Germans will be obliged to take an integration test in Germany – Re-education upon failure. Today, the...
Grades of Separation – Church and State in Germany
Despite an official separation, the influence of Christian churches in Germany persists, marked by a complex web...
The Sanssouci Picture Gallery of Potsdam
The Location of the Palace of Sanssouci Frederick II of Prussia (Frederick the Great) (24 January 1712―17...
The Battle of Teutoburg Forest
Teutoburg: It is a wet morning in September of either 7 or 9 AD, and the Roman...