Have you experienced this? You’ve been learning German for a while and decide to go to Germany to try out your new knowledge. You arrive and proudly say something in German ……… ….. and they answer in English! If you are a beginner you may appreciate it, but if your German is actually quite good, … Read more
Are you interested in visiting UNESCO World Heritage sites? Would you like to visit some German sites? If yes, and you can, great – but what if, for whatever reason, you cannot get to Germany and visit these sites? How about visiting these sites without leaving your home? This is now possible via 360 … Read more
Whenever I teach a beginners’ class there is always the obligatory lesson on how to buy a train ticket. You know the ones, asking how much a ticket is and then buying it … But what do you do when you get to the station and there is no kiosk to buy your ticket, only … Read more
Have you ever been to a German Christmas Market? Wooden stalls, marzipan, lovely Christmas decorations, mulled wine …… Wonderful, if you get the chance to go…. And if you don’t, there are now lots of Christmas markets around the world. Wikipedia even has a list. The most famous one in England is possibly the German … Read more
While on holidays in Germany this summer, we went on a long walk one day through a forest until we got to a spa in Bad Bentheim. There we saw this bench, which looked really weird to us. There was something not right but from the distance we couldn’t quite work it out. Then, as … Read more
On my last trip to Germany I noticed a few things which I thought I would share with you – three things I miss in England, one thing I don’t miss and one surprise ❗ ➡ In place 5: I sometimes miss Woolworth, so I’m really pleased to see there are still some shops … Read more
A few weeks ago we went to Germany to see my family and to relax from a few hectic months of work. In fact, Steven and I were relaxing and enjoying ourselves so much that I’d like to persuade you to have a holiday there. Where is ‘there’? It’s the Grafschaft Bentheim (County of Bentheim) … Read more
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