Archive for October, 2012
Reading comprehension – Der Herbst ist da! Posted by jan on Oct 14, 2012
Today I want to do a little reading comprehension with you. Read the following text and answer the questions afterwards. Try to frame your answers in German. If this is too hard, English will do as well. Use the comment field for your answers. Der Herbst ist da! Vor ein paar Tagen gab es den…
Der Dresdner Zwinger – The Zwinger Palace in Dresden Posted by Sandra Rösner on Oct 12, 2012
Since all historic buildings in Dresden are embedded in the modern architecture of the city, you have direct access to every baroque building in the Altstadt (lit. Historic City), from any of the bus or tram stops that are near by. This is also true for the Dresdner Zwinger (Zwinger Palace), which you can reach…
German Comedy: Switch Reloaded (Obersalzberg) Posted by Sandra Rösner on Oct 10, 2012
Some people say that Germans have no sense of humor or that our kind of humor is crude or even offensive. Well, first of all, humor is of course characterized and shaped by culture. This can often cause misunderstandings. I agree that German humor can be quite morbid but that does not imply that we…
German actors: Moritz Bleibtreu Posted by jan on Oct 9, 2012
Hi everybody! I want to start a little series about German actors to let you participate in German culture (though some of them might be known overseas as well!). Today I´ll start with one of my favourite ones… German actor Moritz Bleibtreu was born in 1971 in Munich and he descends from a family of…
Dresden Posted by Sandra Rösner on Oct 8, 2012
If you are considering to go on a trip to Germany, Dresden should definitely be on your itinerary planning, since this city is always worth a visit. I myself met this desire for the first time last week, when I was visiting some friends there. Anyhow I regret that I had not taken a chance…