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Background: As Europe's largest economy and most populous nation, Germany remains a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. European power struggles immersed Germany in two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20th century and left the country occupied by the victorious Allied powers of the US, UK, France, and the Soviet Union in 1945. With the advent of the Cold War, two German states were formed in 1949: the western Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the eastern German Democratic Republic (GDR). The democratic FRG embedded itself in key Western economic and security organizations, the EC, which became the EU, and NATO, while the Communist GDR was on the front line of the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact. The decline of the USSR and the end of the Cold War allowed for German unification in 1990. Since then, Germany has expended considerable funds to bring Eastern productivity and wages up to Western standards. In January 1999, Germany and 10 other EU countries introduced a common European exchange currency, the euro.




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5 days ago: Steph Gue published a blog
Exchange & Returns ...
November 2nd 2009  Europe » Germany » Bavaria
As my life settles into living in Waltenhofen I have come to wonder if there is some kind of force working against me in the language stakes …. forcing me into uncomfortable situations, pushing ... [full story]

 Octoberfest 2009
6 days ago: Carly and Jez published a blog
Octoberfest 2009
October 1st 2009  Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Munich
Day 524 We arrived into Munich following an orchestra of snoring hence very little sleep at 6.30am. We dropped one bag and all our valuables at the train station and made our to Thalkitchern campin ... 11 photos [full story]

The last day...and our most interesting night yet!
October 28th 2009  Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Munich
I woke up on Sunday morning and found that for the third morning in a row, two of the people (one boy and one girl) in our group were sleeping in their clothes. Funny, funny stuff! For the first ... 15 photos [full story]

A different kind of Birthday
11 days ago: EmMaksym published a blog
A different kind of Birthday
October 27th 2009  Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Würzburg
Well just over two weeks have passed since my last blog, and since then I've started lectures (finally!), sampled some of Wuerzburg's nightlife and turned 21. Not too bad for having lived in Wuerzburg ... 6 photos [full story]

Munich and the Super-fantastic Oktoberfest!
October 4th 2009  Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Munich
Well what can one say about the annual pilgrimage that is Oktoberfest? It’s simply over whelming! If you’re ever in Europe around mid September and you have any interest in drinking bee ... 15 photos [full story]

Day 3 and we finally see a bit of Munich
October 20th 2009  Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Munich
We wake up on Saturday morning and after counting heads, realize we're still down a man from last night. He didn't make it back and again, since he was a "man" doing "man things" no one seemed too wo ... 14 photos [full story]

Oktoberfest and Volksfest
18 days ago: Andy n Jen published a blog
Oktoberfest and Volksfest
October 2nd 2009  Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Munich
1. Destination Oktoberfest…..The big one that everyone has been waiting for. Arriving in Munich via a bus from Stuggart and a plane from London we were pretty beat and it was getting late. W ... 55 photos [full story]

Munich - Oktoberfest 2009
21 days ago: missyblog published a blog
Munich - Oktoberfest 2009
October 17th 2009  Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Munich
Munich, Oktoberfest 2009 ... 31 photos [full story]

Day 2 - Back to the Fest
24 days ago: Courtney Jo published a blog
Day 2 - Back to the Fest
October 13th 2009  Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Munich
I awoke the next morning pretty early...around 8 am. And I've found the beauty of Oktoberfest...the tents close around 10:30 pm which makes for early to bed, which makes for lots of sleep and a limit ... 13 photos [full story]

Welcome to Oktober...
24 days ago: magschni published a blog
Welcome to Oktober...
October 14th 2009  Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Munich
As promised I'm going to post some pictures from Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. First of all-it was AWESOME! It was so much fun to see all of the German's in their finest lederhosen. They looked f ... 16 photos [full story]


Bavaria Blog Entries

Schloss Neuschwanstein
offering candles
Schneeballen
window box
walls of Rothenburg
Munich town hall!
Fenced In
Clock Tower
Beer Cellar Gismo
Catching Our Breath in the Castle Garden
Fall Reaches the Castle
The Main Hall from Behind
Nürnburg Hauptbahnhof Entryway
The Streets of Nürnburg
Congress Hall 2
Nürnburg Nazi Congress Hall




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