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German Nationalparks – Part 8: Die Wattenmeer-Nationalparks Posted by Sten on Apr 11, 2016
Again, I am sorry to disappoint you by not being able to post my weekly post, because I had exams. This should be the last time this happens for quite some time, though! Before my exams, I wrote part 7, on the Sächsische Schweiz. In the weeks before that, we went to the Bayerischer Wald, Harz, Eifel, Müritz, Berchtesgaden, and the Schwarzwald…
German Nationalparks – Part 7: Sächsische Schweiz Posted by Sten on Mar 29, 2016
This is part 7 of the series here on the German Blog, the German Nationalparks, a series on the 16 National Parks of Germany. Last week, I wanted to make a post as well, but I was in Rome for a week and just couldn’t find the time. In the previous weeks, we went to the Bayerischer…
German Nationalparks – Part 6: Bayerischer Wald Posted by Sten on Mar 11, 2016
This is part 6 of the series here on the German Blog, the German Nationalparks, a series on the 16 National Parks of Germany. Last week, the beauty of the central Harz was highlighted. The week before, we went to the natural glory of the forests of the Eifel. Preceding that, I discussed Park Müritz, and before that park Berchtesgaden, and the mysterious Schwarzwald. Today, it…
German Nationalparks – Part 5: Harz Posted by Sten on Mar 4, 2016
Travel This is part 5 of the series here on the German Blog, the German Nationalparks, a series on the 16 National Parks of Germany. Last week, we went to the natural glory of the forests of the Eifel. The week before, I discussed Park Müritz, and before that park Berchtesgaden, and the mysterious Schwarzwald. Today, we will travel to one of the…
Das Schaltjahr – 3 Things To Know About The Leap Year In Germany Posted by Sten on Feb 29, 2016
A Schaltjahr (leap year) is held every four years, except century years, unless they are divisible by 400. It dates back to Roman times, and was introduced by Julius Caesar as a solution to our 365-day long year being just about 6 hours too short to be perfectly aligned with the Earth’s orbit around the sun. But this day…
German Nationalparks – Part 4: Eifel Posted by Sten on Feb 26, 2016
This is part 3 of the series here on the German Blog, the German Nationalparks, a series on the 16 National Parks of Germany. Last week, I discussed the Land der Tausend Seen, Park Müritz, and before that park Berchtesgaden, and the mysterious Schwarzwald. Today, we will travel to the westernmost Nationpark: in die Eifel! Der Nationalpark Eifel The National Park Eifel is the first one in Bundesland (federal…
German Nationalparks – Part 3: Müritz Posted by Sten on Feb 18, 2016
This is part 2 of the new series here on the German Blog, the German Nationalparks, a series on the 16 National Parks of Germany. Last week, I discussed the southernmost park Berchtesgaden, and the mysterious Schwarzwald before. Today, we will go into the north: to Lake Müritz in the Bundesland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern! Der Nationalpark Müritz The last ice age created hundreds of lakes and…