http://www.expatify.com Expat Blogs & Community Magazine Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:30:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.expatify.com/germany/exploring-the-major-cities-of-germany-berlin-hamburg-and-munich.html http://www.expatify.com/germany/exploring-the-major-cities-of-germany-berlin-hamburg-and-munich.html#comments Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:54:46 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=6843 Berlin Berlin is Germany’s capital and largest city, with a population of about 3.4 million. In terms of the European Union, it has the second most populated city proper, after London. Berlin is situated in an area of great plains. It has a great range of history up to the modern day, being the capital of [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/germany/exploring-the-major-cities-of-germany-berlin-hamburg-and-munich.html/feed 0 http://www.expatify.com/germany/navigating-the-parks-and-gardens-of-berlin-germany.html http://www.expatify.com/germany/navigating-the-parks-and-gardens-of-berlin-germany.html#comments Sun, 19 Sep 2010 01:45:13 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=6668 Berlin Botanical Gardens The Berlin Botanical Gardens are over 120 acres in size, and host at least 22,000 different plant species. One part is the Arboretum and taxonomy section, which has all sorts of woody and herbaceous plants. The greenhouse part of these gardens has 16 different houses that offer visitors an insight into subtropical and [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/germany/navigating-the-parks-and-gardens-of-berlin-germany.html/feed 0 http://www.expatify.com/germany/exploring-the-forests-of-germany.html http://www.expatify.com/germany/exploring-the-forests-of-germany.html#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 00:18:52 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=5141 Bavarian Forest The Bavarian Forest is located by the Czech-German border of Southeastern Germany, where it then extends into the Czech Republic as the Bohemian Forest. It is a wooded, low-mountain region. The Bavarian Forest is what remains of the Hercynian Forest, which used to extend many miles into Germania during Roman times. The Regen River [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/germany/exploring-the-forests-of-germany.html/feed 0 http://www.expatify.com/germany/museums-in-munich-germany.html http://www.expatify.com/germany/museums-in-munich-germany.html#comments Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:31:57 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=4825 Deutsches Museum The Deutsches Museum is a large, fun place for both kids and adults with many kinds of scientific exhibitions. Their natural science collection is very advanced, with information on astronomy, chemistry, physics and more. Those who love music can check out the musical instruments area and view the hundreds of instruments on display. There [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/germany/museums-in-munich-germany.html/feed 1 http://www.expatify.com/germany/navigating-the-districts-of-frankfurt-germany.html http://www.expatify.com/germany/navigating-the-districts-of-frankfurt-germany.html#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:46:25 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=4487 Altstadt Frankfurt’s Altstadt, meaning “Old City,” is the heart of the city, and has history dating back hundreds of years. The main square is called Römer Square, and there are many reconstructed representations of historic buildings that had been destroyed during World War II. Nevertheless, there still is a good deal of culture in the area. Innenstadt Innenstadt, [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/germany/navigating-the-districts-of-frankfurt-germany.html/feed 0 http://www.expatify.com/germany/public-transit-in-berlin-germany.html http://www.expatify.com/germany/public-transit-in-berlin-germany.html#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:18:23 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=4000 Berlin, Germany offers an efficient, cheap and reliable public transportation system, where any local or expat can live easily without a car. The transit system is operated under the BVG (Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe) and the DB (Deutsche Bahn). These companies are integrated for users. The U-Bahn and S-Bahn are the most commonly used transportation systems in [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/germany/public-transit-in-berlin-germany.html/feed 0 http://www.expatify.com/germany/exploring-the-lesser-known-cities-of-germany-dresden-leipzig-and-freiburg.html http://www.expatify.com/germany/exploring-the-lesser-known-cities-of-germany-dresden-leipzig-and-freiburg.html#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:35:31 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=3493 Dresden Dresden is the capital of Saxony, close to the border with the Czech Republic. It is only three hours from Prague by bus, and about 3.5 hours away from Berlin. Dresden has approximately 500,000 inhabitants. It is on the River Elbe. Dresden definitely has a post-socialist, East Germany residual vibe. It went through some major [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/germany/exploring-the-lesser-known-cities-of-germany-dresden-leipzig-and-freiburg.html/feed 1 http://www.expatify.com/germany/christmas-shopping-in-berlin.html http://www.expatify.com/germany/christmas-shopping-in-berlin.html#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:00:01 +0000 Michelle http://www.expatify.com/?p=3413 Today Berlin is one of Europe’s trendiest spots, and at Christmas it turns into a giant Christmas Market. Department stores KaDeWe (pronounced ka-day-vay) (Wittenbergplatz) is an abbreviated form of ‘Kaufhaus des Westen’; in English this is ‘Department Store of the West’. The ‘West’ of the title is a reference to former Cold War West Berlin. KaDeWe [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/germany/christmas-shopping-in-berlin.html/feed 0 http://www.expatify.com/germany/wir-essen-oder-the-eating-customs-of-germany.html http://www.expatify.com/germany/wir-essen-oder-the-eating-customs-of-germany.html#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:21:07 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=2943 In Germany, most people do not eat much directly after they have woken up. Those who wake up early will generally eat a light breakfast, which consists of some bread or rolls. They also drink coffee which is prepared with canned milk and sugar. Children sometimes eat oatmeal or porridge and raisins. Following this initial-semi meal, [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/germany/wir-essen-oder-the-eating-customs-of-germany.html/feed 1 http://www.expatify.com/germany/wir-fahren-auf-der-autobahn-the-autobahn-in-germany.html http://www.expatify.com/germany/wir-fahren-auf-der-autobahn-the-autobahn-in-germany.html#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:05:42 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=2804 Contrary to popular belief, the German Autobahn resembles a typical freeway, not a 20 lane superhighway with crazy sportscars whizzing by everywhere. Not every driver is driving at intense speeds, either. Parts of the Autobahn even have speed limits, which surprises some people. When entering the Autobahn, one is more likely to be interested in the [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/germany/wir-fahren-auf-der-autobahn-the-autobahn-in-germany.html/feed 0