Last month Peter and Sabine visited Passau and Munich, this month they’re off to explore the Zugspitze and the Bodensee, or Lake Constance, as it’s called in English. Zugspitze Die Berge, der Schnee und die Aussicht, sieh! Ach Peter, so hoch glaubt’ die Berge ich nie! – Die Zugspitzbahn bringt nun die Kinder hinauf, hinab hat … Read more
If you have ever been inside a German church, whether for a service or just to admire the building, you might have wondered what some of the things you see are called. The last time I went back to Germany I attended a church service in the church I was confirmed many years ago and … Read more
Last month Peter and Sabine visited Weimar and Nürnberg, this month they’re off to Passau and München, or Munich, as English speakers call it. Passau Hier oben möcht’ ich immer stehn,drei Flüsse kann man auf einmal sehn:die breite Donau, die Ilz, den Inn.Hier baute man einst Passau hin.Viel Kähne, vollbeladen und schwer,sie fahren bis zum Schwarzen … 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. Last year I read an interesting German book called ‘Wilde Jahre in West Berlin’, all about somebody’s time in Berlin during the 1980s. I thoroughly enjoyed the book as it … Read more
Last month Peter and Sabine visited Meissen and Leipzig, this month they’re off to Weimar and Nürnberg. Weimar Wo sind wir heute, Peter, sag, an diesem stillen Sommertag! – In Weimar, wo vor hundertfünfzig Jahren Goethe und Schiller heimisch waren. Du siehst vor dir das Goethehaus, hier ging einst Goethe ein und aus, der Dichter … Read more
The 20th March is the official first day of spring, so this blog post is about spring with lots of words and phrases. There are three words in German for spring: der Frühling (this is the official word for the season spring) der Frühlingsanfang – beginning of spring die Frühlingsgefühle – spring fever die Frühlingszwiebel – … Read more
As mentioned last month, today we will continue with Peter and Sabinchen’s journey through Germany, as they travel to Meissen and Leipzig. MEISSEN Heut fahr’n wir auf dem großen Stromnach Meißen, das hat Burg und Dom.Am Elbeufer, stolz und schön,ist schon die Albrechtsburg zu sehn.Markgrafen haben sie erbaut,von hier man weit ins Land hin schaut.In … Read more
Last week I told you about this book I have “Wir suchen Deutschland” from 1948. So today I share the first two pages with you. Erzgebirge Im Erzgebirge, im Spielzeugland,nimmt Peter seines Sabinchens Handund läuft mit ihr in den Frühling hinein.Er mag nicht still mehr sitzen – nein!Im Winter haben sie eifrig geschnitztund bei der … Read more
When I was born in 1958 my mum was given a birthday present for me by a relative of my grandmother’s. It was a book which she kept for me until I was able to listen to her read the story. She must have read the book to me and let me play with it … Read more
EDIT 2020: Sadly, the game has gone from their site and it looks like it won’t return, sorry. During the last nine months I wrote blog posts about 9 different German dialects. I hope you enjoyed them, because now it’s your turn. I found this wonderful German, Austrian and Swiss dialect card on Expedia.de which I was … Read more
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