NUTCRACKERS; the Hand-Carved Wooden Stand-up Collectible Kind!

This is not a sales pitch; it’s just an update to an early post about the availability of the commemorative posters. Until now they...

By the 1890s Christmas ornaments were arriving from Germany and Christmas tree popularity was on the rise around the U.S.

In very recent years, the relations between the United States and Germany have been tense; not the warm and fuzzy bond of years past.

ON TODAY'S DATE in 1989 Although I have always been a huge fan of Ronald Reagan, and I don’t want to take anything away from his legacy,...

"Germany features the best fresh pumpkin on the planet, but these varieties have been bred for the table -- not for Jack O' Lanterns!

The vineyards, foods, traditional attire, music, wine festivals, Deutschland’s love of football - all part of their amazing culture!

"The oldest and most revered Halloween event in Germany takes place at Burg Frankenstein"

In Berlin, riders on the S-Bahn and U-Bahn even get to hop on with their cycles once they’ve bought a ticket for their two wheels!

Why is beer so important in German culture? Is it history or habit, climate or culinary preference, quality or quantity — or all the above?