I came across this short article in a German newspaper today and thought it would make a good reading exercise. I will not leave you with a translation, just with the question: What is this article about? “30. Juli 1966 – Fußball-Geschichte in Wembley: Die deutsche Nationalelf unterliegt im Londoner Stadion im Weltmeisterschafts-Finale mit … Read more
Yona & Lucas from the German Saturday School gave me these lovely flowers and the picture. The text on the picture says “Congratulations to the birthday of your work” in German. Thank you so much, Yona and Lucas! On the 4th July 2006 I took the plunge and started to work for myself – Angelika’s … Read more
As part of the 30 Day Blog Challenge, I asked Andreas Wiedow if he would like to write a post on my blog as a guest blogger, and he kindly agreed to write about just having a go in a foreign language and not to worry too much about mistakes.Thank you, Andreas! Teufels Küche in … Read more
Last night I went to a German Stammtisch. If you don’t know what one of those is, according to Wikipedia “a Stammtisch (“regular table”) is a scheduled informal meeting group at a specially reserved tablein a beer hall or other establishment in German-speaking Europe, which can be held on a weekly or monthly basis.The table usually … Read more
I’ve just had my yearly tiring but fantastic weekend – the twinning weekend! 10 years ago I joined the Devizes Twinning Association and apart from one year, when I couldn’t attend, I have enjoyed some brilliant weekends. The Devizes Twinning Association is twinned with Mayenne in France and Waiblingen in Germany and every year members from … Read more
As part of of a blogging challenge my task this time is to write something nice about somebody else. Oh dear, was my first thought, who do I write about and what do I write! It’s not that I don’t know anybody worth writing about. On the contrary, I could write books about all the nice people I know! There are … Read more
EDIT: Sadly, the Saturday School closed its doors due to lack of children. I will keep this post, though. Last Saturday at the German Saturday School we read a story about a man who lost his hat and his wife who wanted a new dress. Afterwards the children asked to re-enact it. It was so … Read more
I’ve always said that learning German should be fun and my motto is “Learning German with a smile…” but even I can’t compete with the German radio presenter who thought a name was really funny when he read the news. Did it made you laugh? I’d love to know. PS Not all Germans laugh like … Read more
Fancy a cruise with a difference? The German cruise liner AIDA is building a new ship, the AIDAsol. The launching is on the 9th of April 2011 but the interesting bit about this ship is the brewery. Yes, it has a brewery on board! The beer will be brewed using saltwater but still in line with … Read more
As it’s Valentine’s Day in a few days, I thought it’s only a fitting service to offer those who may have a loved one in Germany the opportunity to say a few nice or as some may say, cheesy sentences to them. So, how to start?Mein Schatz! My treasure!Mein Liebling! My darling! And then?In deinen … Read more
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