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Stralsund, Germany

February 3, 2014 by · Comments Off on Stralsund, Germany 

Stralsund, Germany, Stralsund is a city in Western Pomerania, Germany, situated at the Southern coast of the Strelasund (a sound of the Baltic Sea separating the island of Rügen from the mainland).

Two bridges (the Rügendamm and since October 2007 the new Rügen Bridge) and several ferry services connect Stralsund with the island of Rügen. A former district-free town, it is the capital of the new district of Vorpommern-Rügen since the September 2011 district reforms.

Since 2002, Stralsund’s old town is honoured as a UNESCO World Heritage, along with Wismar.

Together with Greifswald, Stralsund forms one of 4 high level urban centers of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

The main industries of Stralsund are shipyards, fishing, mechanical engineering, and, to an increasing degree, tourism, life sciences, services and IT (Information Technology).

Oktoberfest

September 20, 2013 by · Comments Off on Oktoberfest 

Oktoberfest, German officials are reportedly warning Munich beer tent operators not to give skimpy pours to tourists and other drinkers attending the city’s world-class brew fest starting this weekend.

According to Germany’s Münchner Merkur newspaper, venues at last year’s Oktoberfest failed to fill steins of beer and served them with too much head. As a result, some drinkers who paid almost $14 for a beer lost as much as $3 of liquid per drink, city authorities said.

Wilfried Blume-Beyerle, head of Munich’s Kreisverwaltungsreferat, which is responsible for order in the city, said bartenders who skimped or served overly frothy beer could be banned from the event and tent operators could face legal action.

The English-language news site, The Local, said that the Käfer’s Oktoberfest Tent was found to be the worst offender in 2012, pouring only 0.8 liters of actual beer in a 1-liter glass, while Löwenbräu’s was the best, generally serving 0.94 liters.

And if skimping on the beer wasn’t enough. According to UniCredit Research’s Oktoberfest 2013 report, the average beer at this year’s festival will cost 3.6 percent more than it did last year.

Grandpa Forgets Granddaughter Trunk

April 13, 2012 by · Comments Off on Grandpa Forgets Granddaughter Trunk 

Grandpa Forgets Granddaughter Trunk, A German man forgot that his granddaughter was in the trunk and left her there. The 9-year-old was later freed from the trunk and given a clean bill of health, but her 72-year-old grandfather was left “visibly affected,” say police.
The girl had asked her grandfather if she could ride in the trunk as they went to Sorpe Lake, The Local newspaper reported. All was well until he arrived at the lake and became distracted by the view. He went for a walk, completely forgetting his granddaughter and leaving her in the trunk.

Sometime later, passerby heard the girl screaming and pounding from inside the trunk; they immediately called police. Firefighters were able to pry open the trunk since the grandfather was away through the ordeal. The police spokesman told The Local that the grandfather was “visibly affected by the whole situation” when he returned.

Thankfully, the girl was given a clean bill of health; her grandfather was warned not to let anyone ride in his trunk again. No charges will be filed against him, though leaving an unattended child in a vehicle for a time is quite dangerous. In fact, experts are calling these accidents Forgotten Baby Syndrome.

Just last month, Karen Murphy was sentenced to probation after leaving her 2-year-old son in the car alone. Ryan Murphy was found dead due to heatstroke seven hours later. The case sparked controversy, as many claimed it was merely an accident.

Cologne Cathedral (Kolner Dom), Germany

March 26, 2012 by · Comments Off on Cologne Cathedral (Kolner Dom), Germany 

Cologne Cathedral (Kolner Dom), Germany, Cologne Cathedral (German: Kolner Dom, officially Hohe Domkirche St. Peter und Maria, English: High Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Mary) is a Roman Catholic church in Cologne, Germany. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne. It is a renowned monument of German Catholicism and Gothic architecture and is a World Heritage Site. It is Germany’s most visited landmark, attracting an average of 20,000 people a day.

Cologne Cathedral was commenced in 1248 and left unfinished in 1473. Work recommenced in the 19th century and was completed, to the original plan, in 1880. It is 144.5 metres (474 ft) long, 86.5 m (284 ft) wide and its towers are approximately 157 m (515 ft) tall. The cathedral is the largest Gothic church in Northern Europe and has the second-tallest spires and largest façade of any church in the world. The choir has the largest height to width ratio, 3.6:1, of any medieval church.

Cologne’s medieval builders had planned a grand structure to house the reliquary of the Three Kings and fit its role as a place of worship for the Holy Roman Emperor. Despite having been left incomplete during the medieval period, Cologne Cathedral eventually became unified as “a masterpiece of exceptional intrinsic value” and “a powerful testimony to the strength and persistence of Christian belief in medieval and modern Europe”.

Cologne Cathedral Germany

March 25, 2012 by · Comments Off on Cologne Cathedral Germany 

Cologne Cathedral Germany, Cologne Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Cologne, Germany. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne. It is a renowned monument of German Catholicism and Gothic architecture and is a World Heritage Site. It is Germany’s most visited landmark, attracting an average of 20,000 people a day.

Cologne Cathedral was commenced in 1248 and left unfinished in 1473. Work recommenced in the 19th century and was completed, to the original plan, in 1880. It is 144.5 metres (474 ft) long, 86.5 m (284 ft) wide and its towers are approximately 157 m (515 ft) tall. The cathedral is the largest Gothic church in Northern Europe and has the second-tallest spires and largest façade of any church in the world. The choir has the largest height to width ratio, 3.6:1, of any medieval church.

Cologne’s medieval builders had planned a grand structure to house the reliquary of the Three Kings and fit its role as a place of worship for the Holy Roman Emperor. Despite having been left incomplete during the medieval period, Cologne Cathedral eventually became unified as “a masterpiece of exceptional intrinsic value” and “a powerful testimony to the strength and persistence of Christian belief in medieval and modern Europe”.

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