I read a great blog post this morning and liked it so much, I’m copying it! Sharon (thanks for the idea btw) wrote that she got the idea from Juli who got it from somebody else. I have no idea who Juli is, but my thanks go to her, too 😉 So for once you … Read more
EDIT: Sadly, the Saturday School closed its doors due to lack of children. I will keep this post, though. Today was the last day again of another term at the German Saturday School. The four oldest in the group – Cissi, Charlotte, Abigail and Yona – had been doing work on TV programmes this term. … Read more
Actually, on this occasion, it isn’t – It’s in his handshake 😉 Germans like to shake hands when they meet. If they meet friends or relatives they may hug or kiss, but if it’s a business meeting or they meet an acquaintance then they shake hand. It is not uncommon to see a German arrive at … Read more
German Advent Calendar Day 16 In Dulci Jubilo ‘In Dulci Jubilo’ is a Latin Christmas Carol from the 14th century and there are two versions. In Catholic churches the hymn is sung in German and Latin, whereas in Protestant churches the text is only in German. On YouTube I could only find the German-Latin version, … Read more
Last Christmas I gave you my heart ….. well, not really, but I did sent out a tweet on twitter every day as my Advent calendar. As of the 1st December I will post a daily blog entry about a different German Christmas Carol, one for every day until Christmas – my calorie-free Advent Calendar. In … Read more
Last Sunday I went to The Language Show in London to see what new resources there are for learning and teaching German … and I noticed the arrival of smartphone apps. Unfortunately for me, they were for IPhones and IPads and not yet for Androids but if you have an IPhone you might like to buy them. The … Read more
This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I’ll get a few pence if you buy anything – at no extra cost to you. On the 18th October 1967, ‘The Jungle Book’ came to our cinemas. I wasn’t aware of this until I received an email about it yesterday. Immediately I was taken back in … Read more
“Don’t you love New York in the fall? It makes me want to buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly-sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address.” Do you remember this quote? It’s from ‘You’ve got Mail’ with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. I came across this quote again the … Read more
Did you know it is World Children’s Day in Germany today? No, I didn’t either. It was mentioned on a calendar today and I googled a bit. The first Children’s Day happened on the 14th December 1954. There is an Universal Children’s Day on the 20th November but lots of countries have their own dates. Germany … Read more
I have just got back from a cruise on the river Danube (die Donau) and although our lovely ship wasn’t a steam boat, it did remind me of the famous long German word Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän” – the captain of the Danube steam ship company! Compound words which in English stay as individual words (example birthday card) … Read more
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