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| last name? | 7/20/2008 | Jedediah |
Q: Im sorry for bothering you with this, but noone in my dads family can seem to answer this question ...
A: Mausemann or Mausmann, definitely. Mouseman would sound very weird in German (more like Mooseman), ...
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| fedderbettens | 7/11/2008 | Lise Rebout |
Q: i have lived in germany several years ago,i loved the big feather toppers for beds would like get ...
A: Is that what you are looking for ? http://www.daunen-federn.de/winter-oberbetten-c-157_82_29.html ...
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| winter in germany | 7/11/2008 | Larry Caldwell |
Q: what itinery do you suggest for driving in Germany. We are arriving and leaving through frankfurt ...
A: The distances between your key cities are quite extensive. Driving the entire route may not be your ...
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| Herman Hesse | 7/9/2008 | James Derheim |
Q: we have heard that there is a Herman Hesse museum in the Black Forest but cant find any references ...
A: The museum you asked about is in the small town of Calw, in the northern Black Forest. Open every ...
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| Franz Hanfstaengl | 7/6/2008 | Lise Rebout |
Q: My mother inlaw has passed away and my husband and i are finding many antiques and possible ...
A: Franz Hanfstaengl is an important German lithograph and photograph. ...
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| travel in Nazi Germany/growing up in N.G. | 6/30/2008 | Jedediah |
Q: Jennifer, for your previous response regarding the information I've been searching for in connection ...
A: I did find some information on traveling in wartime Germany, but it's not very extensive. I found an ...
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| travel in Nazi Germany | 6/29/2008 | Jedediah |
Q: I wonder if I could ask for your advice on the following research problem. I am working on a ...
A: That does make it easier to research. I think that the best way would probably be from Germany to ...
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| travel in Nazi Germany | 6/27/2008 | Jedediah |
Q: I wonder if I could ask for your advice on the following research problem. I am working on a ...
A: I'm a librarian and I actually enjoy doing research, so please do ask me if there are any more ...
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| Munich | 6/26/2008 | Lise Rebout |
Q: Going to munich for the oktoberfest but want to get as much in as possible,im flying out on the last ...
A: There is a wonderful city between Vienna and Munich, Salzburg: http://www2.salzburg.info/ The ...
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| travel in Nazi Germany | 6/26/2008 | Jedediah |
Q: I wonder if I could ask for your advice on the following research problem. I am working on a ...
A: I need to do some library research on this, I cann't answer the question right now. I'll get back to ...
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| places to see | 6/16/2008 | Larry Caldwell |
Q: I plan on visiting Germany with my wife in mid july, flying into frankfort and driving to the area ...
A: If at all possible can you cancel the flight to Nuremberg and get your money fully refunded? ...
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| transportation | 6/16/2008 | Kevin Johnson |
Q: We plan to spend a week in Oberstaufen in August. We will be traveling there from Venice, what is ...
A: What is the best way to arrive in Oberstaufen from Venice depends on your personal preferences. ...
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| Prepaid Phones | 6/15/2008 | Jedediah |
Q: I am going to Germany (and Austria) next week for a period of 10 days, and want to buy a prepaid ...
A: Pre-paid phones are widely available even in small towns, you shouldn't have any problems finding ...
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| places to see | 6/13/2008 | Larry Caldwell |
Q: I plan on visiting Germany with my wife in mid july, flying into frankfort and driving to the area ...
A: Unfortunately you did not tell me how long you would be in Germany so I cannot give you any specific ...
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| German sites to see | 6/13/2008 | Lise Rebout |
Q: ... We are interested in the small villages with rich culture as well as seeing castles and ...
A: You are travelling to a very beautiful region! The name of the surrounding district of Regensburg ...
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| 1st Week in Jan 09 trip to Germany | 6/6/2008 | James Derheim |
Q: My husband and i (early 30's) are taking my parents (early 50's) overseas at christmas time. My ...
A: Rothenburg is a very nice town and an excellent base of operations to make daytrips to the following ...
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| lodging | 6/4/2008 | James Derheim |
Q: James, Do you have any recommendations for lodging in the Bad Wimpfen area or along the Neckar River ...
A: My experience, other than living in my own house in the Darmstadt area from 1989-1994, is limited to ...
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| Vegetarian in Germany? | 6/1/2008 | Kevin Johnson |
Q: I hope to be going to Germany for six week in a high school exchange program. I'm pretty shy and I ...
A: There are many vegetarians in Germany and in restaurants and cafeterias it is usually no problem to ...
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| germany project | 5/27/2008 | Lise Rebout |
Q: ok so for my germany project instead of posting a ton of different questions im just going to put ...
A: I can not answer every question but I will try to give you some interesting sources in English. ...
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| germany project | 5/27/2008 | Kevin Johnson |
Q: ok so for my germany project instead of posting a ton of different questions im just going to put ...
A: Ah, so you are from Canada. Well, things are very similar in Germany. I will try to focus on those ...
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| germany child rearing | 5/27/2008 | Kevin Johnson |
Q: more germany project questions, about child rearing. how are the children raised? how are the ...
A: Children are raised according to modern western standards. Corporal punishment is frowned upon (but ...
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| germany family dynamics | 5/27/2008 | Kevin Johnson |
Q: for a project on germany i would like to know about germany family dynamics such as: does one parent ...
A: Up until the early eighties the single-breadwinner family was the norm, but as women have become ...
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| germany family forms | 5/26/2008 | Kevin Johnson |
Q: i have a project on germany and i would like to know information about family forms such as: do the ...
A: The family form is very similar to that in the United States, Great Britain and most North and West ...
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| A short trip to Germany and Austria | 5/21/2008 | Lise Rebout |
Q: I do hope this finds you well. I am thinking of visiting Germany and Austria sometime in July and ...
A: There is a wonderful city between Vienna and Munich, Salzburg: http://www2.salzburg.info/ The ...
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| Have to know German? | 5/12/2008 | Kevin Johnson |
Q: Salzburg/Fussen in Germany... I will be traveling alone and is it ok if I don't speak any German? Do ...
A: Stuttgart is a large city, Salzburg (just across the border in Austria) is somewhat smaller, but ...
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| which rothenburg? | 5/12/2008 | James Derheim |
Q: Rothenburg, Salzburg, and Fussen. When I try to locate Rothenburg on a map (www.mapquest.com), it ...
A: The Rothenburg you are looking for is Rothenburg ob der Tauber, located in the Franconian region of ...
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| The German Love Parade! | 5/8/2008 | Jedediah |
Q: Firstly, I'd like to thank you for pledging your time for us silly tourists, and have a couple of ...
A: Free Hugs can be translated with Gratis-Umarmung. Umarmung is hug and gratis means free. I've never ...
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| The German Love Parade | 5/8/2008 | Kevin Johnson |
Q: Firstly, I'd like to thank you for pledging your time for us silly tourists, and have a couple of ...
A: This year's Love Parade takes place in Dortmund, which is part of the "Ruhrgebiet" (the Ruhr area), ...
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| MOM Translation? | 5/3/2008 | Jedediah |
Q: I wanted to know if you could tell me the translation of the word "MOM" from english to German? I'm ...
A: Mom can be translated with Mama or Mami. Mami is even more childlike and very rarely used by adults. ...
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| rail travel | 4/25/2008 | Kevin Johnson |
Q: I will be arriving in Frankfurt next week and would like to take a train to Dusseldorf. Is it best ...
A: For most trains in Germany it is not necessary to book the ticket in advance. Tickets are usually ...
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| German Family Tree | 4/23/2008 | Rangutan |
Q: Looking for my family -actually my biological father Ralph Gerald Ulrich He was born in Munich 1948 ...
A: Ulrich, Ralph and Ralf are very common names in the German speaking countries. For genealogy I use ...
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| about Germany | 4/23/2008 | Kevin Johnson |
Q: My wife and I are invited to a wedding in Berlin on Sep.27 because of our jobs we cant stay that ...
A: Berlin has enough to offer to tourists for a week. You can 'do' Berlin in two days, the same is ...
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| German Soap | 4/19/2008 | Rangutan |
Q: When I was in the military I was station in Frankfurt, I just to buy the Cleopatra milk soap, and I ...
A: Which year was that? Is it a liquid or bar soap? I read "Palmolive" don't make their "Cleopatra" ...
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| Plants & Animals of Germany | 4/18/2008 | Rangutan |
Q: What are some of the major plants and animals of Germany. Please write an answer soon t my email.
A: There is no specific plants or animals unique to Germany. Common European wild animals include deer, ...
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| Visas for Germany | 4/14/2008 | Rangutan |
Q: What all steps should I take to get german visa. I am an indian citizen but living temporarily in US ...
A: [Note: If you leave the USA getting back to the USA might be difficult if you are a "temporary" ...
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| Travel by Rail in Germany | 4/8/2008 | Rangutan |
Q: we are travelling to germany for the first time this may for our graduation trip. we are having ...
A: Travel by train is very popular in Europe. Some fares might seem expensive but there are many ...
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| Bavaria in October | 4/4/2008 | Rangutan |
Q: We will be going on a river cruise from Amsterdam to Basel and then wanted to spend an additional ...
A: There is no need to hire a 4x4 unless you have private access to some kind of a farm that you would ...
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| Foods of the World Report | 4/2/2008 | Lise Rebout |
Q: my class is doing a “Foods of the world Report” in which we can choose any country we’d like besides ...
A: you will find every information (geography, population,...) you need on this website : ...
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| Berlin Wall | 3/31/2008 | Jedediah |
Q: It has been a number of years since I have read or seen anything about Germany since the removal of ...
A: The wall was almost completely removed except for small parts that serve now as memorials. In ...
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| Non-tourist Tips | 3/31/2008 | Rangutan |
Q: i am planning a trip to munich in early july. what would be some interesting not-so-touristy place ...
A: One cannot avoid tourists in Bavaria in summer, foreigners as well as northerners also invade the ...
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