Category Archives: Germany

The North Frisian Islands-Germany

Posted on October 12, 2011 by admin

The North Frisian Islands are a group of islands in the Wadden Sea, a part of the North Sea. off the western coast of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Germany’s North Frisian Islands are a chain of low-lying barrier islands on the edge … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Market-Germany

Posted on October 12, 2011 by admin

In many towns in Germany and Austria, Advent is usually ushered in with the opening of the Christmas market or “Weihnachtsmarkt”. In southern Germany and Austria it is sometimes called a “Christkind(e)l(s)markt” (German language, literally meaning “Christ child market”). Generally … Continue reading →

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The Dome Of The Reichstage Building-Germany

Posted on October 11, 2011 by admin

The dome and roof terrace are open and free of charge to the public. Enter at the West entrance to the building, off Platz der Republik. The building is very popular, so sometimes a visit involves waiting in line, and … Continue reading →

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The Deutsches Museum-Germany

Posted on October 11, 2011 by admin

The Deutsches Museum (German Museum) in Munich, Germany, is the world’s largest museum of technology and science, with approximately 1.5 million visitors per year and about 28,000 exhibited objects from 50 fields of science and technology. The museum was founded … Continue reading →

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Elbe Valley-Germany

Posted on October 10, 2011 by admin

The main focal point on the river is the historic centre of Dresden, the capital of the Electors of Saxony, one of the wealthiest lands in Germany, from 1547. This fortified city grew from the Middle Ages with its main … Continue reading →

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The East Frisian Islands-Germany

Posted on October 9, 2011 by admin

The genuine language of East Frisia was East Frisian which now is almost extinct, largely replaced by East Frisian Low Saxon. Original East Frisian survived somewhat longer in several remote places as for example in the islands, such as Wangerooge. … Continue reading →

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The Harz National Park-Germany

Posted on October 9, 2011 by admin

The 24,700 hectares of the Harz National Park cover about 10 per cent of the total area of the Harz. The park lies in the western part of the Harz (see Upper Harz) and stretches from Wernigerode and Ilsenburg in the … Continue reading →

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The Jasmund National Park-Germany

Posted on October 9, 2011 by admin

The Jasmund National Park is a nature reserve in the Jasmund peninsula, in the northeast of Rügen island in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is famous for the largest chalk cliffs of Germany, the so called Königsstuhl (German = “king’s chair”). These … Continue reading →

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The Bavarian Forest National Park-Germany

Posted on October 8, 2011 by admin

The Bavarian Forest National Park is a realm, where not man, but nature rules. Being Germany’s first founded National Park, the Bavarian Forest National Park belongs to the most visited vacation areas in our country. Together with the Sumava (Bohemian … Continue reading →

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The Saxon Switzerland National Park-Germany

Posted on October 8, 2011 by admin

The Saxon Switzerland is an intensively fissured and rocky canyon landscape. The highest peak of the National Park is at 556 metres (1,814 feet) above sea level but only in short distance to the valley of the Elbe river at … Continue reading →

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