Having gone to Germany several times on brief visits, we had a strong urge to explore this fascinating country on an extended holiday. Making a choice of the places to fill our itinerary was difficult, because this country is replete with some of the world’s most attractive places. We Read more [...]

Having gone to Germany several times on brief visits, we had a strong urge to explore this fascinating country on an extended holiday. Making a choice of the places to fill our itinerary was difficult, because this country is replete with some of the world’s most attractive places. We Read more [...]

Like a growing number of German employers, garage-owner Robert Menhofer has decided to give a young refugee a chance and is lavish in his praise for George Romanos, a young trainee from Syria. "He's going to be a really good mechanic!" gushes Menhofer, 59. "On the practical side, he's unbeatable." "But not so much on the theoretical side of things ... due to the language," chimes in, with modesty, his apprentice, dressed in blue overalls and speaking in German, which he has been learning since arriving Read more [...]

ENLARGE SUMMER IN GERMANY means one thing: beer gardens. And while cooling off with a stein of golden beer is the height of leisure, suds—like all things in Germany—are a very serious science. They’re even regulated by their own Read more [...]