Time to meet Heike and Michi who send greetings to home. Do you know those wonderful places on earth where you just feel like being in paradise? One of those places is Arvidsjaur in Swedish Lapland – to be more precise:… Read more ›
Germans love rules. Not that they necessarily follow them – but at least you know what you should do – in case you would wonder, what you should do. Here are few examples: Rule number one: Parking in the opposite… Read more ›
“Hurra, hurra, der Kobold mit den roten Haaren, hurra, hurra, der Pumuckl ist da.” There is a little creature EVERYBODY knows in Germany – Pumuckl. You don´t believe that? Go ask any German about him. I am pretty sure that no… Read more ›
Many authors were blacklisted by the German Nazi party during the Third Reich – one of them was Erich Kästner. He did not support Hitler´s ideologies and had to live under severe constraints as an author. But unlike many of… Read more ›
Every country has its sayings. Sometimes there are wise words people throw at you when you least need them. Sometimes they really cheer you up. “What goes around comes around” can always increase my mood. Some sayings have just moved… Read more ›
This week it is Birgit’s turn to send some greetings to home. Birgit and I met in August 1999 in a bar. Her back-then boyfriend and my to-be roommate and I were about to start our trip to spend an exchange semester in… Read more ›
German bands don´t necessarily sing in German. There are also great ones out there that sing in English and some of them are maybe even known outside of the German speaking area. Beatsteakes and Leslie Clio, Fury in the Slaughterhouse… Read more ›
