by Antje Timmermann | Jul 27, 2026 | Culture
by Marion Endt-Jones The German language has not one, but two words for the quiet months of July and August, when schools are out for the summer, small shops are closed, companies operate on a reduced schedule with less staff, Parliament is on recess, and newspapers... 
by Antje Timmermann | Jun 8, 2026 | Culture, Food, Uncategorized
by Marion Endt-Jones Have you ever come across a bowl of spaghetti with tomato sauce and grated parmesan cheese in a German “Eisdiele” or “Eiscafé” (ice cream parlour)? If so, you have spotted, or ordered, a plate of Spaghettieis: whipped cream covered by a mound of... 
by Antje Timmermann | May 13, 2026 | Culture, Food, Travel
by Marion Endt-Jones Every year between mid-April and the exact date of 24th June (the Feast Day of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist), all of Germany is in the grip of a ghostly pale, edible spear: the sturdy-looking but delicate-tasting white asparagus. White...
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