RECIPES
Southern German Apple Cake
The Southern German Apple Cake is a specialty from the South of Germany and is different than other apple cakes. This German apple cake is awesome for any “Kaffee and Kuchen” table, for the holidays, […]
Year: 2014
NEWS
Maria von Trapp dies in Vermont
Maria von Trapp, daughter of Austrian Baron Georg von Trapp has died at age 99 in Stowe, Vermont. She was the last surviving member and second-eldest daughter of the musical family whose escape from Nazi-occupied […]
NEWS
Winterkorn: “Volkswagen staying on course with qualitative growth”
Detroit / Wolfsburg – “The Volkswagen Group is staying on course with qualitative growth.” This was reaffirmed on Sunday in Detroit on the eve of the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) by the CEO […]
CULTURE
Das Bombshell – Sofia Vergara and Ellen
Hilarious video of the day watching Elle and Sofia Vergara making us laugh with the “German” version of “Das Bombshell”:
NEWS
Fourth Record Year in a Row for Destination Germany
Foreign Overnights Top 70 Million in 2013 New York, February 18, 2014 – Staying the course charted in the previous three years, Destination Germany increased foreign overnight numbers in 2013, this time breaking the 70 […]
EDUCATION
Key figure in German expressionism painter Gabriele Münter
Gabriele Münter, born 19 February 1877 was a German expressionist painter who was at the forefront of the Munich avant-garde in the early 20th century. She became engaged to her teacher Wassily Kandinsky after taking […]
CULTURE
Austrian Academy Award winner Maximilian Schell is dead
Maximilian Schell is dead. The Austrian actor became the first German-language actor to win an Oscar in the post-war era, in 1962, for his role in the “Judgment at Nuremberg.” which he won over Paul […]
NEWS
US Secretary of State speaks German
US Secretary of State John Kerry is currently in Germany for a security conference in Munich and will hold talks with Ukraine’s opposition, the leaders of an anti-government uprising against President Viktor Yanukovich. He will […]
EDUCATION
Jungbrunnen – German Word of the Day
der Jungbrunnen – Fountain of Youth
CULTURE
Karel Gott Rolling Stones Cover
Schwarz und Rot Songtext: Die rote Tür ? ich streiche sie ab heute schwarz, denn alles, was so rosarot war, ist jetzt schwarz. Oh, sag mir doch, was ist mit uns denn nur gescheh?n? Warum […]