PEOPLE

Bernd Eichinger died suddenly

January 25, 2011 GW Administrator 0

German producer Bernd Eichinger, the man behind such Oscar-nominated films like “The Downfall” and “The Baader Meinhof Complex” died suddenly of a heart attack during a dinner at his home in Los Angeles on January […]

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CULINARY

Valentine’s Day Raffaello Cake

January 23, 2011 GW Administrator 6

Valentine’s Day in Germany is as popular as in the USA. It is celebrated with flowers, dinner for two, delicious cakes and desserts, romantic getaways, and special Valentine gifts. If you’re planning to have a […]

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CULINARY

Berliner for Karneval

January 22, 2011 GW Administrator 0

As you probably know, Germany is the European center for carnival. Before spring “Karneval”,  “Fasching” or “Fasnacht” will be celebrated in many regions of Germany. In Cologne, Bonn, Koblenz or Mainz  you can watch the biggest and most colorful parades, […]

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EDUCATION

The Three Penny Opera

January 16, 2011 GW Administrator 0

A milestone of 20th century musical theater, The Three Penny Opera (Die Dreigroschenoper) rolls on unstoppably into the 21st. In their opera “by and for beggars,” composer Kurt Weill (1900-1950) and playwright Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) […]