I came across this interesting mashup of Nena’s “99 Luftballons” and 3 Culcha Candela songs (“Somma im Kiez”. “Solarenergie”, & “Partybus”) by Mashup-Germany and they go together very well. Have a listen…
Mashup-Germany – 99 Somma im Kiez (Nena Candela Live)
by Stephen Fuchs December 30, 2010 » Add the first comment.
Video of the Week! Kackel Dackel
by Stephen Fuchs December 22, 2010 » Add the second comment.
I saw this played on “Anderson Cooper 360″ the other night and I had to post it here. This is a commercial for a German game that consists of a dackle (dachshund) that you feed what looks like a Play-Doh substance and try to be the person to collect it Read more »
Glühwein and Potato Pancakes…. Christmas Markets in Germany
by Bill Fuchs December 18, 2010 » Add more comments.
It was a cold weekend for the Von Steuben Statue 100 year anniversary, but quite a bit warmer than it was in Germany a couple days before. Since I had to travel to the east coast for this celebration, my wife Darlene and I decided that this provided the ideal Read more »
100 years Von Steuben Statue in Lafayette Park, Washington DC
On December 4, I was invited by the Steuben Society of America to come to Washington to be part of the celebration commemorating the 100th anniversary of the General Von Steuben Statue in Lafayette Park just north of the White House. Randy Radje, President of the Steuben Society presided over Read more »
Ein Herz Für Kinder – Germany’s St. Nikolaus Project
Tonight in Germany, ZDF broadcasted the live Fund Raising Show, Ein Herz Für Kinder. The program was hosted by Thomas Gottschalk, the moderator of the popular show, “Wetten Das.” The program collects funds to help children all over the world in times of need, hunger and health crisis. What was Read more »
Christmas in Europe!
Since I just flew from the US to Amsterdam today, it is fascinating to see the Winter Wonderland that exists from the UK through the Netherlands and Lowlands, France and Germany. Traffic seems to be at a standstill once again from their apparently weekly snow storms. Autobahns, Train Service and Read more »
It is the Season… Have a Merry Christmas
by Bill Fuchs December 17, 2010 » Add the second comment.
As I was flying my flights between Atlanta and Honolulu just before Thanksgiving, I was reminded that the Christmas season was right around the corner when I saw Chef Ralf Bauer and his crew set up the huge Gingerbread Christmas Village display in the lobby of the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Read more »
German Language Church Service
by Stephen Fuchs December 6, 2010 » Add the first comment.
I was passed on this information and I thought there may be some readers who would be interested. Trinity Lutheran Church in Sheboygan, Wisconsin is known for holding a special German service around Christmas time. The service features many German Christmas carols sung in German! For those of you that Read more »