Trier Culture November 12, 2019A Bit of Rome Echoes on Germany’s Mosel River By James Ullrich • Photographs Courtesy Trier Tourismus und Marketing GmbH...
Half-Timbered, Baroque & Bauhaus: Celle is an understated gem of German architecture. Culture November 12, 2019Known for its half-timbered houses and ducal palace, Celle’s newly rediscovered Bauhaus architecture puts a new spin on an old...
Pagan Winter Solstice Feasts and Christian Christmas Celebrations: Culture November 12, 2019Origins, Connections, Rituals and Superstitions By Robert A. Selig On 22 December, many Germans, together with a multitude of other...
Porsche Museum Marks Milestones Culture November 12, 201950 Years of the 917 and the 914 and 10 Years of the Porsche Museum Courtesy Porsche Museum Three jubilees,...
Nuremberg History November 12, 2019A wonderland of medieval and modern sites to see in Nuremberg By Phyllis Meras One of my favorite childhood books...
Von “Stille Nacht” zum Wiener Walzer zu Beethovens Chor “An die Freude“ Culture November 12, 2019Die Weihnachtszeit bringt in deutschen Landen nicht nur glitzernde Lichter und leuchtende Augen erwartungsvoller Kinder, es klingen zu dieser Zeit...
Wisconsin’s Old World Christmas Market Culture November 12, 2019Hints of a German Weihnachtsmarkt draw thousands of curious visitors By Don Heimburger • Photographs Courtesy Don Heimburger A legendary...
Project Looks for Letters to and from German Immigrants to Understand Common People History November 12, 2019By James M. Beidler When history was primarily an academic pursuit profiling the “great men of the past,” collections of...
Elegant European Tortes Food November 12, 2019By Sharon Hudgins Photographs Courtesy Sharon Hudgins German, Austrian, and Swiss pastry shops (Konditoreien) offer a wide variety of freshly...
Dreißig Jahre Fall der Berliner Mauer History September 9, 2019Von Peter Pabisch Dreißig Jahre sind vergangen seit dem Fall der Berliner Mauer; bekanntlich ereignete sich dieses historische Datum am...