According to official figures, the number of functionally illiterate adults in Germany is around 7.5 million. But as Andreas Brinkmann from the German Federal Literacy Agency (Bundesverband Alphabetisierung und Grundbildung e.V.) explains, ”this is actually a very conservative [...]
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Berlin has so much to offer during the summer months, so we’ve put together a list of our highlights to help you out. Catch up on part I here, or scroll down for part II… [...]
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Berlin has so much to offer during the summer months, so we’ve put together a list of our highlights to help you out. Scroll down for part I… 1) Visit the royal crypt below the [...]
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The word ‘Käsekuchen’ in German literally translates as ‘cheesecake’, but unlike the famous New York Cheesecake, the German variety is made using quark, a low-fat dairy ingredient that is relatively unknown outside of Germany. This [...]
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The area where the north-eastern tip of the Landwehr Canal and the River Spree meet, also known as Arena Berlin, has a lot going for it. Here you will find the Badeshiff, for example, Berlin’s only [...]
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Summer has well and truly arrived in Berlin, and no matter how hot and sticky the office, U-Bahn or early morning workout gets, we’re not complaining. This week I visited the Lutèce Bar at the [...]
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