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CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE It’s a world of laughter and a world of tears It’s a world of hopes and a world of fears There’s so much that we share That it’s time we’re aware… Can you finish the lyrics? When I was young I was really in love with “It’s a Small World.” I [...]

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  Planes, Trains and Automobiles CONTRIBUTED BY LAURA SNYDER Germany has some great museums for lovers of all things technical. Two such museums are the Auto & Technik Museum Sinsheim and the Technik Museum Speyer. Both museums have lots to look at and plenty of climbing and sliding to keep younger ones happy. Both museums [...]

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 CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE     Heilbronn is an interesting blend of old and new; modern, medieval and gothic, all sitting next to each other. We recently went for a quick visit and had a chance to do a quick walking tour. Here are the highlights: The city of Heilbronn was first mentioned in 741 [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY LINDA MENCH Try-it Thursday is my attempt to encourage the boys to try something new and is secretly my desire to homeschool them!  Try-it Thursday (named by my son) really seems to apply to just about everyday here in Germany, lately. We ran down to the train station in our little village with [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE Are you looking for something to do? I know a great place that is open on weekends (including Sundays!), great for all ages, English friendly, indoors (for when the weather isn’t the greatest), and offers a military discount (even US military)! Not to mention you will actually be smarter when you [...]

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Do you know who was named the A&E most influential person of the second millennium?  How about the invention Time magazine named the most important of the second millennium? It’s not a president, Hollywood celebrity, or a sports star. And no, it’s not the iPhone, iPad, or iAnything. The man is Johann Gutenberg and the [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE RTT Tour: Castles on the Rhine and River Cruise Sometimes it’s nice to sit back and let someone else do the hard work. My husband and I have done all kinds of traveling: Sometimes we go off on our own; Sometimes we have an exact plan; Sometimes we “rough it;” and [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY LAURA SNYDER So often I hear Americans living in Germany say, “there’s nothing to do on Sunday, everything is closed.” Someone else then replies, “You’ll get used to not doing anything on Sundays, it just takes time.” I think this may end up being one of my biggest pet peeves. Can I just [...]

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