2012

12/07/2012

Excursion to Frankfurt

Next Sunday we are going to travel to Frankfurt. Frankfurt in the world is known as city of banks, it is headquarter of the European Central Bank. Frankfurt is the birthplace of Goethe. In the Middle Ages

Excursion to Ludwigshafen: Hack-Museum and city

Yesterday we visited Ludwigshafen, a city near Heidelberg. Ludwigshafen is sited at the Rhine river and home of the big chemical company BASF, a global player in its industry.
So it is clear that Ludwigshafen is a city of

11/02/2012

Excursion to Mannheim

Tomorrow we are going to visit Mannheim. Mannheim is in the neighbourhood of Heidelberg. It is an industrial city and today also a city of arts and culture. Do you know Xavier Naidoo? He is a son of Mannheim.
In the period of industrialisation it became an industrial city and today it is also a city of culture. It is the capital of North Baden.

We will have a city tour and will visit a photo exhibition with pictures

Festival of New Wine in Neustadt-Mußbach

On the weekend we were in the Palatinate. The weather was a disaster: rain, snow, cold - and still all of us enjoyed our trip.
In Neustadt we had coffee and cake in an old cafe - style of the fifties. A journey back to Germany fifty years ago.
A walk through the market

10/22/2012

Typical German food

Tomorrow, on Tuesday, all our interested students are going to have a typical German meal: Sauerkraut, Würstchen, Bratkartoffeln...

In Heidelberg there are some historic "Wirtschaften" (Pubs)

Excursion to Stuttgart: Zoo and Park Wilhelma

On coming Saturday we are going to travel to Stuttgart, the capital of the federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg.
The highlight will be a visit of Wilhelma: Zoo, botanical garden and Park as one composition.
Wilhelma is not a zoo in the generally accepted sense of the word - it's the only

10/05/2012

Excursion to Frankfurt Stadel, MMK and Goethe House

Tomorrow, Saturday, we are going to visit Frankfurt. Frankfurt offers much. Our destinations will be two museums, Städel and Museum of Modern Art, and the Goethe House.
The Städel presents artworks from seven centuries. Outstanding paintings from the Middle Ages to the present will be complemented by a portfolio of selected

09/19/2012

Culinary hike around Freinsheim

On Saturday we are going to make an excursion for hikers, nature lovers and wine connoisseurs: a culinary journey through the idyllic vineyards around Freinsheim, a picturesque village in the Palatinate.
Romance in the historic centre,

09/10/2012

Jazzfestival with European and American top musicans in Heidelberg

Jazz fans and lovers of good music can look forward to a festival with an extraordinary programme in coming fall. During the six weeks of the festival - from 02.October until 10. November - a number of great jazz musicians

09/06/2012

Excursion to castle and garden Schwetzingen

Next Saturday we will go to Schwetzingen, a small town near Heidelberg.
Schwetzingen has a beautiful castle with a much more beautiful garden. The palace was

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