Germany’s national flag is officially black, red and gold - schwarz, rot und gold. What do the colors actually mean? Well, in the war of liberation against Napolean, the uniforms where black, had golden buttons and red lapels.
“Aus der Schwärze (schwarz) der Knechtschaft durch blutige (rot) Schlachten ans goldene (gold) Licht der Freiheit.” (From the blackness of slavery through bloody battles to the golden light of freedom)
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![The Nuremberg castle (Nürnberger Burg) in Southern Germany (Middle-Franconia in Bavaria) has been watching over the city for about 1000 years! It was build on a massive sandstone rock. In the panorama picture you can see, that the castle comprises three different parts.
The building on the right side of the picture is now Nuremberg’s youth hostel (= die Jugendherberge [‘di: ‘ju:ɡɘnthɛɐbɛrɡɘ])
(pic via wikipedia)](http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyq3w6a1cX1qzz5rto1_400.jpg)
The Nuremberg castle (Nürnberger Burg) in Southern Germany (Middle-Franconia in Bavaria) has been watching over the city for about 1000 years! It was build on a massive sandstone rock. In the panorama picture you can see, that the castle comprises three different parts.
The building on the right side of the picture is now Nuremberg’s youth hostel (= die Jugendherberge [‘di: ‘ju:ɡɘnthɛɐbɛrɡɘ])
(pic via wikipedia)
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This picture shows you how the school system in Germany works. As you can see, it’s not simple, so I cannot write about this topic in just one post. This is just to give you a short overview. More detailed posts to explain it to you will follow soon. :)
(pic via wikipedia)
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Germany’s biggest island Rügen is very famous for its magnificent chalk riffs. Beautiful!
die Kreide = chalk
die Klippe (-n) = cliff (-s)
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![I’ve already introduced you to one of Germany’s islands - Sylt.
Today, I’d like to tell you about Rügen which is Germany’s biggest island. It’s located in the Baltic Sea and one of the most popular holiday destinations in the country.
By the way - this is how you pronounce the names:
[‘rʏ:gɘn] Rügen
[‘zʏlt] Sylt
(pic via wikipedia)](http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxzd1eqdJz1qzz5rto1_400.jpg)
I’ve already introduced you to one of Germany’s islands - Sylt.
Today, I’d like to tell you about Rügen which is Germany’s biggest island. It’s located in the Baltic Sea and one of the most popular holiday destinations in the country.
By the way - this is how you pronounce the names:
[‘rʏ:gɘn] Rügen
[‘zʏlt] Sylt
(pic via wikipedia)
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Burg Eltz is located near the Moselle river in the West of Germany. It has remained in the posession of the same family for over 800 years.
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Another castle in Germany: Burg Stolpen in Saxony, near Dresden. Pretty, huh?
Picture taken from Burg Stolpen’s homepage.
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The German artist I’m introducing you to today, is very special and weird at the same time. His name is Max Raabe and he is specialized in the sound of German music from the 1920s and 30s.
Max Raabe and his Palast Orchester may sound pretty odd to your ears. I think it’s fascinating and cool, but of course you need some time to get used to it :D Click on the picture to hear a song called “In der kleinen Konditorei” (At the little pastry shop) ,originally from 1928.
(brought to my attention by @johncabrera, danke!)
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Germany has many beautiful castles. I would like to introduce you to some of them. This one is called Burg Hohenzollern (Hohenzollern Castle) and is located near Stuttgart (South-West of Germany). It is over 600 years old. Doesn’t it look amazing? I would love to visit it!
Click here for more information.
(pic via wikiwak.com)
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