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Berlin stands on history

Spiegel Online – Brand Enhancement and News Provision

Spiegel and Its Online Mission It is impossible now to argue that the internet is not taking over the world by means of penetrating the very fundamental institutions of human society, and the press is not exempted. Spiegel Online is a good example of how a traditional press organization is coming to terms with the Net, [...]

Bonn makes merry in christmas market

Life as a woman reporter

Working as a reporter espicially for women is not an easy job. There are many challenges that you face. Yana Pareigis is working as a DW TV news reporter, she says that working as a reporter is hard as sometimes people might not take you as serious as they would take a male reporter. So [...]

“I Live by The River”

The motto of one of the most famous blogs in Germany, Spreeblick. Let’s have a close look at it… 1. How does Johnny Haeusler manage Spreeblick? 2. How does Johnny build an interactive way with the readers? 3. How to be a good blogger, as Johnny suggested:

Potsdam shines with splendid Neue Palais

It is only a stone’s throw from Berlin to Potsdam. Idyllic Havel-river lakes, forests and palaces surround this quite region. New Palace is a mind-blowing architecture among the other palaces in Potsdam that has a long history. With the German re-unification, Potsdam became the capital of the newly constituted State of Brandenburg in 1990. I [...]

Bonn and Berlin: a tale of two German cities

I’ve read a Deutsche Welle article about the capital city (or should I say, cities?) of Germany after reunification, and it seemed to me that the issue has not yet really been settled. Which city truly deserves the honor of being the capital city of the country? I’m not going to answer that question since I’m not [...]

Stranger in Town

German’s Verbal Defense

OK, I found two German guys to debate against some of the “assumptions” that people usually make toward them. One of them is Mr. Stephan and the other is Manuel. Both are the graduate students from Bonn University. Now let’s hear the defense.

Sign Boards in Germany

Locals always offer something nice. Including, the sign boards in Germany that is soooo Germans! I bet that the tourists who don’t know German language will be surprised with these kinds of unique letters-words-sentences. Then, things will be kept in their mind: confusing.