{"id":10,"date":"2015-08-20T13:18:33","date_gmt":"2015-08-20T18:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/langem\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2016-10-07T23:06:37","modified_gmt":"2016-10-08T04:06:37","slug":"links","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/langem\/links\/","title":{"rendered":"Links"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"left\"> <p><a href=\"#germany\">German (Language, Literature, and Culture) and Germany<\/a><br \/> <a href=\"#berlin\">Berlin<\/a><br \/> <a href=\"#germanamerican\">Wisconsin&#8217;s German-(American) Highlights<\/a><\/p> <\/div> <table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"> <tbody> <tr bgcolor=\"#c8c8c8\"> <td> <h2><a id=\"germany\" name=\"germany\"><\/a><strong>German and Germany<\/strong><\/h2> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <h3>General Information<\/h3> <div> <ul> <li><em>New York Times<\/em> Germany <a href=\"http:\/\/travel.nytimes.com\/travel\/guides\/europe\/germany\/overview.html\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Guide<\/a> &#8211; related articles<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.young-germany.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Young Germany<\/a> &#8211; a &#8220;career, education and lifestyle guide&#8221;<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/langem\/files\/2015\/08\/WillkommeninDeutschland.pdf\">Willkommen in Deutschland<\/a> &#8211; the government agency for migration, asylum, and integration explains Germany<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facts about Germany<\/a> in English or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de\" target=\"_blank\">Tatsachen \u00fcber Deutschland<\/a> in German<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/international\/0,1518,411291,00.html\" target=\"_blank\">Survival Bible for Germany<\/a> &#8211; in English from <em>Der Spiegel<\/em><\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toytowngermany.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Toytown Germany<\/a> &#8211; the English-language community website for Germany<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zeit.de\/themen\/serie\/index?q=deutschlandkarte\" target=\"_blank\">Deutschlandkarten<\/a> &#8211; maps by <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Die Zeit illustrating factoids about Germany<\/span><\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goethe.de\/ins\/be\/prj\/dli\/deindex.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Deutschlandliste<\/a> &#8211; What does Europe think about Germany?<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amcham.de\/services\/drivers-license\/us-citizens-in-germany.html\" target=\"_blank\">Driver&#8217;s License<\/a> &#8211; further infomation from the American Chamber of Commerce about obtaining a F\u00fchrerschein<\/li> <\/ul> <\/div> <h3>Travel<\/h3> <div> <ul> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/generationfly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Generation Fly<\/a> &#8211; student discounted flights on Lufthansa<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bahn.de\">Deutsche Bahn<\/a> &#8211; find a train schedule and purchase tickets. Also available as an <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/db-navigator\/id343555245?mt=8\">iPhone app<\/a>.<\/li> <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.callabike-interaktiv.de\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">Call-a-bike<\/a> &#8211; rent bicyles in 60 cities in Germany for short periods. Also available as an <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/call-a-bike\/id420360589?mt=8\">iPhone app<\/a>.<\/li> <li><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/city-maps-2go-offline-map\/id327783342?mt=8\">City Maps 2 Go<\/a> &#8211; iPhone app for offline maps to spare you data charges<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.museumsapps.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Museum Apps<\/a> &#8211; a list of iOS and Android apps<\/li> <\/ul> <\/div> <h3>Language<\/h3> <div> <ul> <li>Set your <a href=\"https:\/\/spaces.uww.edu\/display\/instructional\/How+to+Enable+Foreign+Language+Keyboard+Support\" target=\"_blank\">keyboard<\/a> to toggle between German and English<\/li> <li>Uni-Leipzig <a href=\"http:\/\/asvweb.informatik.uni-leipzig.de\/wort-des-tages\/public\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wort des Tages<\/a> &#8211; provides the most commonly appearing words in the media<\/li> <li>Mark Twain: &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www3.uakron.edu\/modlang\/lrc\/awfulger.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Awful German Language<\/a>,&#8221; <em>A Tramp Abroad<\/em> (1880)<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travlang.com\/languages\/german\/ihgg\/\" target=\"_blank\">Internet Handbook of German Grammar<\/a> &#8211; have a question?<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goethe.de\/ins\/us\/chi\/deindex.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Goethe Institut Chicago<\/a> &#8211; the nearest cultural center with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goethe.de\/ins\/us\/chi\/lrn\/stf\/enindex.htm\" target=\"_blank\">language testing<\/a><\/li> <\/ul> <\/div> <h3>Literature<\/h3> <div> <ul> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zeno.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Zeno.org<\/a> &#8211; die gr\u00f6\u00dfte deutschsprachige Volltextbibliothek<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.germanistik.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Germanistik.net<\/a> &#8211; Links of conferences and research sources<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.erlangerliste.de\/ressourc\/liste.html\" target=\"_blank\">Erlanger Liste<\/a> &#8211; Links von der Universit\u00e4t Erlangen<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dartmouth.edu\/%7Ewess\/\" target=\"_blank\">German Studies Web<\/a> &#8211; Links from Dartmouth College<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perlentaucher.de\/\">Perlentaucher<\/a> &#8211; gives an overview of articles<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.litrix.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Litrix.de<\/a> &#8211; Das Informationsportal zur weltweiten Vermittlung deutscher Gegenwartsliteratur<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lirez.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lirez<\/a> &#8211; Literaturwissenschaftliche Rezensionen<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.literaturkritik.de\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Literaturkritik<\/a> &#8211; Rezensionsforum<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bdsl-online.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bibliographie der deutschen Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft<\/a> &#8211;<\/li> <\/ul> <\/div> <h3>History<\/h3> <div> <ul> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dhm.de\/lemo\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\">Lebendiges virtuelles Museum Online<\/a> (LeMO) &#8211; great source on German history since the Wilhelmian period by the Deutsches Historisches Museum in Berlin<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.preussen-chronik.de\" target=\"_blank\">Preu\u00dfen-Chronik<\/a> &#8211; a history of Prussia from 1618 to 1947<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.documentarchiv.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">dokumentArchiv<\/a> &#8211; online versions of seminal documents in German history since the 19th century<\/li> <li><a class=\"external\" title=\"http:\/\/www.ub.uni-frankfurt.de\/ssg\/judaica.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.judaica-frankfurt.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Judaica-Sammlung<\/a> der J.W. Goethe Universit\u00e4tsbibliothek Frankfurt\/Main &#8211; allows you to search for scanned and downloadable versions of numerous texts related to Jewry in Germany<\/li> <\/ul> <\/div> <h3>Study\/Research\/Intern in Germany and Funding Opportunities<\/h3> <div> <ul> <li>Funding <ul> <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.daad.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst<\/a> (DAAD) &#8211; German Academic Exchange Service<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/us.fulbrightonline.org\/countries\/selectedcountry\/germany\" target=\"_blank\">Fulbright U.S. Student Programs<\/a> &#8211; funding for short- and long-term study and research as well as for teaching English<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbyx.info\/\" target=\"_blank\">Congress Bundestag Exchange for Young Professionals<\/a> (CBYX) &#8211; two months of German language school; four months of classes in your career field at a university, technical school, or professional school; and a five-month internship in your career field.<\/li> <\/ul> <\/li> <li>Internships <ul> <li>(Summer) Internships and Independent Work Abroad with <a href=\"http:\/\/culturalvistas.org\/programs-for-students-and-professionals\/internships-abroad\" target=\"_blank\">Cultural Vistas<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.steuben-schurz.org\/usa-interns\/\" target=\"_blank\">German-American Internship Program<\/a> through the Steuben-Schurz-Gesellschaft<\/li> <\/ul> <\/li> <\/ul> <\/div> <h3>Professional and Scholarly Organizations<\/h3> <div> <ul> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aatg.org\" target=\"_blank\">AATG<\/a> &#8211; American Association of Teachers of German<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.actfl.org\" target=\"_blank\">ACTFL<\/a> &#8211; American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegsa.org\" target=\"_blank\">GSA<\/a> &#8211; German Studes Association<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mla.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">MLA<\/a> &#8211; Modern Language Association<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/sgas.org\" target=\"_blank\">SGAS<\/a> &#8211; Society for German-American Studies<\/li> <\/ul> <\/div> <h3>German Media in the Internet<\/h3> <div> <h4>Newspapers<\/h4> <\/div> <div> <ul> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sueddeutsche.de\" target=\"_blank\">Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung<\/a> &#8211; most widely available daily newspaper<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sueddeutsche.de\" target=\"_blank\">S\u00fcddeutsche Zeitung<\/a> &#8211; daily newspaper from Munich<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spiegel.de\" target=\"_blank\">Der Spiegel<\/a> &#8211; leading German weekly magazine<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zeit.de\" target=\"_blank\">Die Zeit<\/a> &#8211; leading German weekly newspaper<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.handelsblatt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Handelsblatt<\/a> &#8211; leading German financial daily<\/li> <\/ul> <\/div> <h4>Television<\/h4> <div> <ul> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.onlinetvrecorder.com\" target=\"_blank\">OnlineTVRecorder.com<\/a> &#8211; record numerous German television and cable channels<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ardmediathek.de\/ard\/servlet\/\" target=\"_blank\">ARD Mediathek<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdf.de\/ZDFmediathek\/hauptnavigation\/startseite#\/hauptnavigation\/startseite\" target=\"_blank\">ZDF Mediathek<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.br.de\/mediathek\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">BR Mediathek<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mdr.de\/mediathek\/\" target=\"_blank\">MDR Mediathek<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www1.ndr.de\/flash\/mediathek\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">NDR Mediathek<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swr.de\/mediathek\/\" target=\"_blank\">SWR Mediathek<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www1.wdr.de\/mediathek\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">WDR Mediathek<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/wwitv.com\/television\/81.htm\" target=\"_blank\">wwiTV.com<\/a> &#8211; nearly 50 websites and streaming channels from Germany.<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/media-center\/live-tv\/s-100825\" target=\"_blank\">Deutsche Welle<\/a><\/li> <li>n-tv &#8211; the CNN of Germany: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.n-tv.de\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a><\/li> <li>Tagesschau &#8211; news program of the state network <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ard.de\" target=\"_parent\">ARD<\/a>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tagesschau.de\" target=\"_self\">webpage<\/a><\/li> <\/ul> <\/div> <table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"> <tbody> <tr bgcolor=\"#c8c8c8\"> <td> <h2><a id=\"berlin\" name=\"berlin\"><\/a>Berlin<\/h2> <p>&nbsp;<\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <h3>General Information<\/h3> <div align=\"left\"> <div align=\"left\"> <div align=\"left\"> <ul class=\"style4\"> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.berlin.de\" target=\"_blank\">Berlin.de<\/a> &#8211; official website for the city<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.berlinonline.de\" target=\"_blank\">BerlinOnline<\/a> &#8211; news and information from the city<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/cities\/citiesmain.cfm?city_id=BER\" target=\"_blank\">Economist<\/a> &#8211; city guide in English<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/travel\/guides\/europe\/germany\/berlin\/overview.html\" target=\"_blank\">New York Times<\/a> &#8211; city guide and guide to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/09\/08\/travel\/36-hours-in-berlin.html?_r=0\">36 hours in Berlin<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.luise-berlin.de\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Berlin Lexikon<\/a> &#8211; the A-Z of historical and present day facts<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/staatsbibliothek-berlin.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Staatsbibliothek<\/a> &#8211; for only \u20ac 0,50 you can see where Wim Wender&#8217;s <em>Himmer \u00fcber Berlin<\/em> was filmed. It&#8217;s right down the street from Potsdamer Platz! And if you need to use the Internet, the day pass give you access to the computer lab on the second floor.<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bvg.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe<\/a>\u00a0(BVG) &#8211; getting around town by bus, U- or S-Bahn is easy with this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fahrinfo-berlin.de\/Fahrinfo\/bin\/\" target=\"_blank\">route planner <\/a>.<\/li> <\/ul> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div align=\"left\"> <h3 style=\"color: #000000;\" align=\"left\">(Annual) Events in Berlin<\/h3> <div align=\"left\"> <ul class=\"style4\"> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kulturkurier.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kultur Kurier<\/a> &#8211; lists art and culture events in Berlin and throughout Germany<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.silvester-berlin.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Silvester in Berlin<\/a> &#8211; New Year&#8217;s celebration<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sechstagerennen-berlin.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sechs Tage Rennen<\/a> &#8211; bicycle race in the Velodrom<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.berlinale.de\" target=\"_blank\">Berlinale<\/a> &#8211; annual film festival in February<\/li> <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.berlin.de\/kultur-und-tickets\/tipps\/maifeiertag\/\" target=\"_blank\">1. Mai Feier\/Demo<\/a> &#8211; annual celebration\/riot in Kreuzberg, during which asocials have burned something, now usually cars, since 1987. We experienced this iteration in 2003. More photos <a href=\"http:\/\/www.umbruch-bildarchiv.de\/bildarchiv\/ereignis\/010503berlin.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csd-berlin.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Christopher Street Days<\/a> &#8211; annual gay\/lesbian pride festival in June<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deutsch-amerikanisches-volksfest.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Deutsch-Amerikanisches Volksfest<\/a> &#8211; annual event, analogous perhaps to US-American attempts at an Oktoberfest, with carnival rides, country music, and real Indians (at least while we visited).<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.berlin.de\/weihnachtsmarkt\/\" target=\"_blank\">Weihnachtsm\u00e4rkte<\/a> &#8211; located throughout the city<\/li> <\/ul> <\/div> <\/div> <div align=\"left\"> <h3 style=\"color: #000000;\" align=\"left\">Newspapers and Magazines in Berlin<\/h3> <div align=\"left\"> <ul> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tagesspiegel.de\" target=\"_blank\">Der Tagesspiegel<\/a> &#8211; paper founded in the western occupation zone in 1945<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.berlinonline.de\/berliner-zeitung\/\" target=\"_blank\">Berliner Zeitung<\/a> &#8211; paper from the eastern side of the city<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.taz.de\" target=\"_blank\">die tageszeitung (taz)<\/a> &#8211; left-leaning daily<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zitty.de\" target=\"_blank\">Zitty<\/a> &#8211; bi-weekly publication with cultural tips from the publisher of <em>Der Tagesspiegel<\/em><\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tip-berlin.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tip<\/a> &#8211; bi-weekly publication like <em>Zitty<\/em> but from the publisher of the <em>Berliner Zeitung<\/em><\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zweitehand.de\" target=\"_blank\">Zweite Hand<\/a> &#8211; classified ads for apartments all sorts of used goodies<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.exberliner.de\" target=\"_blank\">Ex-Berliner<\/a> &#8211; monthly English language publication for visitors and the ex-pat community<\/li> <\/ul> <\/div> <\/div> <div> <h3>Sights in Berlin and Vicinity<\/h3> <div> <ul> <li>YouTube videos of divided Berlin <ul> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3RI1m7_04mw\" target=\"_blank\">East\/West Berlin Contrasts, April 1990 (I)<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bwPDUA-Azg0\" target=\"_parent\">East\/West Berlin Contrasts, April 1990 (II) <\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ciXarXYjP-g\" target=\"_blank\">Crossing the Berlin border on the S-Bahn (late &#8217;80s)<\/a><\/li> <li> <div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PYr1QFAjgqk\" target=\"_blank\">Crossing the Berlin border on the S-Bahn (2007)<\/a><\/div> <\/li> <\/ul> <\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.berliner-mauer-dokumentationszentrum.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Berlin Wall<\/a> &#8211; exhibit at Bernauerstr. It&#8217;s free, renonovated, and better than the Checkpoint Charlie museum on Friedrichstr.<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smb.spk-berlin.de\/smb\/home\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">Staatliche Museen zu Berlin<\/a> &#8211; the day pass will get you in all the museums!<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smb.spk-berlin.de\/smb\/sammlungen\/details.php?lang=de&amp;objID=17&amp;n=1&amp;r=2\" target=\"_blank\">Alte Nationalgalerie<\/a> &#8211; see Menzel, Friedrich and other masters on Museuminsel<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smb.spk-berlin.de\/smb\/sammlungen\/details.php?lang=de&amp;objID=20&amp;n=1&amp;r=19\" target=\"_blank\">Neue Nationalgalerie<\/a> &#8211; see the modern masters south of Potsdamerplatz and nearly across the street from the Staatsbibliothek.<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smb.museum\/smb\/standorte\/index.php?lang=en&amp;p=2&amp;objID=27&amp;n=2&amp;r=1\" target=\"_blank\">Pergamon<\/a> &#8211; home of the Pergamon Alter on Museuminsel<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smb.museum\/museen-und-einrichtungen\/hamburger-bahnhof\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\">Hamburger Bahnhof<\/a> &#8211; contemporary art north of the Lehrter Bahnhof<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikolaiviertel-berlin.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nickolaiviertel<\/a> &#8211; a Disneyesque GDR attempt to reconstruct the old city<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hackesche-hoefe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hackesche H\u00f6fe<\/a> &#8211; labyrinth of courtyard tenements (now shops) in Mitte<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.topographie.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Topographie des Terrors<\/a> &#8211; exhibit on the site of the Gestapo headquarters<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stiftung-bg.de\/gums\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Sachsenhausen<\/a> &#8211; a chilling concentration camp just north of Berlin in Oranienburg<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghwk.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Haus der Wannseekonferenz<\/a> &#8211; where the conference occured in January of 1942<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gruen-berlin.de\/parks-gaerten\/gaerten-der-welt\/ueberblick\/\" target=\"_blank\">G\u00e4rten der Welt<\/a> &#8211; off the beaten path and way out east in Marzahn, but worth a visit for the Chinese and Japanese gardens<\/li> <li>If you&#8217;re looking to have a swim in the outdoors try the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.berlin.de\/special\/sport-und-fitness\/adressen\/schwimmbad\/strandbad-mueggelsee-51cf40c3b1a819e56c70643adc234c4c.html\" target=\"_blank\">Freibad M\u00fcggelsee<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.strandbadwannsee.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Strandbad Wannsee<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.olympiastadion-berlin.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Olympia Stadion<\/a> &#8211; site of the 1936 Olympics<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.potsdam-park-sanssouci.de\/einsteinturm.html\" target=\"_blank\">Einsteinturm<\/a> &#8211; observatory outside Potsdam designed by Erich Mendelsohn<\/li> <\/ul> <\/div> <div> <h3>Lodging in Berlin<\/h3> <div> <ul> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.propeller-island.com\" target=\"_blank\">Propeller Island City Lodge<\/a> &#8211; unique hotel on the west end of the Ku&#8217;damm with themed rooms<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michelbergerhotel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Michelberger Hotel<\/a> &#8211; unique hostel near the East Side Gallery<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huettenpalast.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">H\u00fcttenpalast<\/a> &#8211; in the southwest part of Kreuzberg you can sleep indoors in rooms, huts or campers<\/li> <\/ul> <\/div> <div> <h3>Food and Drink in Berlin<\/h3> <\/div> <div align=\"left\"><span class=\"style2\">There are places to enjoy food and drink on almost any corner of the city. Each Bezirk\/Kiez has its own charm and ambiance. Some major areas are Simon-Dach-Str. in Friedrichshain, Akazienstr. in Sch\u00f6neberg, Pariserstr. in Charlottenburg, Oranienburgerstr. in Mitte, Kastanienalle in Prenzlauer Berg, and Bergmannstr. in Kreuzberg.<\/span><\/div> <div> <ul> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tip-berlin.de\/essen-und-trinken\" target=\"_blank\">Berliner Speisekarte<\/a> &#8211; a guide from BerlinOnline and<em> tip<\/em> for restaurants, bars, clubs, caf\u00e9s und bistros<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.morgenpost.de\/berlin\/best-of-berlin\/\" target=\"_blank\">Best of Berlin<\/a> (in German) &#8211; lists compiled by the <em>Berliner Morgenpost<\/em>, among them the best <a href=\"http:\/\/www.morgenpost.de\/berlin\/best-of-berlin\/article549854\/Wo-Berlins-schoenste-Biergaerten-locken.html\" target=\"_blank\">Bierg\u00e4rten<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robbengatter.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Robben Gatter<\/a> &#8211; my favorite bar\/restaurant in the city near our apartment in Sch\u00f6neberg<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.staev.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">St\u00e4ndige Vertretung<\/a> &#8211; nice Rhenish atmosphere and food (Flammenkuchen) near the Berliner Ensemble<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dicke-wirtin.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Die dicke Wirtin<\/a> &#8211; well known, although not neccessarily popular, old Kneipe near Savigny Platz<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.schleusenkrug.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Schleusenkrug<\/a> &#8211; nice biergarten located at locks on the Landwehrkanal behind the Zoo.<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loretta.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Loretta am Wannsee<\/a> &#8211; great Biergarten across the street from the lake and only about 500 meters from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.berlin-hidden-places.de\/sachindex\/denkmale_skulp\/zehl_kleist.htm\" target=\"_blank\">site<\/a> where Heinrich von Kleist committed suicide with Henriette Vogel in 1811<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cafe-bilderbuch.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Caf\u00e9 Bilderbuch<\/a> &#8211; nice place to read a book in Sch\u00f6neberg<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomasa.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tomasa<\/a> &#8211; great tapas and breakfast platters<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cafe-hardenberg.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cafe Hardenberg<\/a> &#8211; across from the TU Mensa<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spike.com\/video-clips\/vrz6rz\/best-of-the-wurst\" target=\"_blank\">Best of the Wurst<\/a> &#8211; documentary about Currywurst<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.currywurst-berlin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Currywurst Country<\/a> &#8211; site with information on Currywurst and Imbisse<\/li> <\/ul> <\/div> <div> <h3>Shopping in Berlin<\/h3> <div> <ul> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kadewe.de\" target=\"_blank\">Kaufhaus des Westens (KaDeWe)<\/a> &#8211; essential everything you need since 1907<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lafayette-berlin.de\" target=\"_blank\">Galaries Lafayette<\/a> &#8211; in Mitte near the corner of Friedrichstr. and Unter den Linden<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rogacki.de\" target=\"_blank\">Rogacki<\/a> &#8211; next best place for meat, poultry, and fish plus deli on Wilmersdorferstr. in Charlottenburg<\/li> <\/ul> <\/div> <h3>Berlin Radio Stations in the Internet<\/h3> <div> <ul> <li>StadtRadio 88,8 MHz (RBB) &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.radioberlin.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">webpage<\/a><\/li> <li>infoRADIO Berlin-Brandenburg 93,1 MHz (RBB) &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inforadio.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">webpage<\/a><\/li> <li>Fritz 102,6 MHz (RBB) &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fritz.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">webpage<\/a><\/li> <li>Energy 103,4 MHz &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.de\/berlin\" target=\"_blank\">webpage<\/a><\/li> <li>RTL 104,6 MHz &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.104.6rtl.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">webpage<\/a><\/li> <li>SpreeRadio 105,5 MHz &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spreeradio.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">webpage<\/a><\/li> <\/ul> <\/div> <table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"> <tbody> <tr bgcolor=\"#c8c8c8\"> <td height=\"20\"><a name=\"germanamerican\"><\/a><\/p> <h2>Wisconsin German-(American) Highlights<\/h2> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <div> <ul> <li>Hessen-Wisconsin Partnership organization in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hessenwisconsin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wisconsin <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hessen-wisconsin.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hessen<\/a><\/li> <li>Exchange programs to Hessen for <a href=\"http:\/\/cal.dpi.wi.gov\/cal_germanprograms\" target=\"_blank\">high school pupils<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wisconsin.hessen.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">university students<\/a><\/li> <li>Madison Freiburg Sister-City organization in <a href=\"http:\/\/madisonfreiburg.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Madison <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freiburg-madison.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Freiburg <\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/germanschoolofmadison.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">German School of Madison<\/a> &#8211; German lessons for native and non-native children<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/mki.wisc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies<\/a> in Madison &#8211; in 1983 the Max Kade Foundation established <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Max_Kade\" target=\"_blank\">numerous<\/a> institutes in the US to preserve the history of German-American relations<\/li> <li>A copy of Weimar&#8217;s famous <a href=\"goetheschiller.html\" target=\"_blank\">Statue of Goethe and Schiller<\/a> from 1857 that was dedicated on 14 June 1908 in Milwaukee&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=Washington+Park,+Milwaukee,+WI&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=43.052877,-87.970098&amp;spn=0.000417,0.000864&amp;t=h&amp;z=20\">Washington Park<\/a>. A <a href=\"http:\/\/collections.lib.uwm.edu\/cdm4\/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=\/gfmmke&amp;CISOPTR=290&amp;CISOBOX=1&amp;REC=7\">postcard<\/a> from 1914 of the Milwaukee version. Other replicas can be found in Syracuse&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.syracuse.ny.us\/parks\/schillerPark.html\">Schiller Park<\/a> (1915), Cleveland&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.culturalgardens.org\/sculpture\/goethe-schiller-statue\/\">Cultural Gardens<\/a> (1907), and San Francisco&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/dcmemorials.com\/index_indiv0000021.htm\">Golden Gate Park<\/a> (1901).<\/li> <li>Digital <a href=\"http:\/\/digicoll.library.wisc.edu\/cgi-bin\/UW\/UW-idx?id=UW.Rathskeller\" target=\"_blank\">book<\/a> on the history of &#8220;Der Rathskeller&#8221; and &#8220;Der Stiftskeller&#8221; in the Memorial Union of the UW-Madison<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swisstown.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">New Glarus<\/a> &#8211; our Swiss town that puts on annual Wilhelm Tell and Heidi festivals<\/li> <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bavariasausage.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bavaria Sausage Kitchen<\/a> &#8211; you can get Wei\u00dfwurst and Schwarzwaldschinken right here!<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.clasensbakery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Clasen&#8217;s European Bakery<\/a> &#8211; German breads like Bauernbrot, M\u00fcnsterl\u00e4nder, in Middleton<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.germanfest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">German Fest<\/a> &#8211; the largest German festival occurs every year n Milwaukee<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oktoberfestusa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Oktoberfest<\/a> in La Crosse &#8211; allegedly the largest German festival in the USA<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.capital-brewery.com\/\">Capital Brewery<\/a> &#8211; with Bierstube and -garten in Middleton<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newglarusbrewing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">New Glarus Brewing Company<\/a> &#8211; creator of Spotted Cow<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/essen-haus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Essen Haus<\/a> &#8211; beloved Bavarian themed restaurant and pub in Madison<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.madersrestaurant.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mader&#8217;s<\/a> &#8211; German restaurant in Milwaukee provides a taste of &#8220;old&#8221; Europe<\/li> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karlratzsch.com\/\">Karl Ratzsch&#8217;s<\/a> &#8211; another German restaurant in Milwaukee<\/li> <\/ul> <p>Farther afield:<\/p> <ul> <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.christkindlmarket.com\" target=\"_blank\">Christkindlmarket<\/a> &#8211; annual Christmas market in Chicago<\/li> <\/ul> <\/div> <p>&nbsp;<\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>German (Language, Literature, and Culture) and Germany Berlin Wisconsin&#8217;s German-(American) Highlights German and Germany General Information New York Times Germany Travel Guide &#8211; related articles Young Germany &#8211; a &#8220;career, education and lifestyle guide&#8221; Willkommen in Deutschland &#8211; the government agency for migration, asylum, and integration explains Germany Facts about Germany in English or Tatsachen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5739,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/langem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/langem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/langem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/langem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5739"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/langem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/langem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":135,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/langem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions\/135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/langem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}