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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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By mordrek021
July 26th 2008

Hamburg

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After our short trip to Amsterdam we went to stay with our friend Johannes back in Hamburg who took us on a cruise of the Hamburg Port which is one of the largest in the world. Following that we watched the final of the football, Germany versus Spain. Unfortunately Germany did not win, so it was a very quiet night in Hamburg. The following day we headed across town to stay with some of Tamsin's relatives. During our stay with Johannes we caught his cold and ended up spending the next 2 days inside watching dvd's which meant no sightseeing and [View Full Entry]

By anneandlena far away
July 23rd 2008

Abflug

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Goodbye Lucie...

Montagmorgens Abfahrt nach Hamburg. Beinahe Gratisflug nach Dubai und zurück- ein Jahr gültig!(-> Unser Flugzeug war überbucht) Dann doch nicht ;-) Abschied von Luciiiieee..:-( (und nils nicht zu vergessen) Flug--gut. 3 Gänge Menü, eigener Touch-screen Monitor mit 50 Filme-Videothek nette Stewardessen ..(also unsere waren jedenfalls nett; Tanja & Moritz hatten eher Pech) weniger schlaf, eher beschäftigung mit unserem touch screen, wo wir ausser filme zu gucken auch noch multisession-wissens-duelle mit ben und liz autrugen, die sich ja auch irgednwo im flugzeug befinden haben müssen. l [View Full Entry]

By Hardcore
July 21st 2008

last day in Hmaburg

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Hello!!! Russell and I are leaving for Holland tomorrow!!!! HURRAH!!! We are both sick and tired of Hmaburg. There is little to do, its ugly, its expensive. It rained all day today so we didnt do anything. Instead I just slept (Han) and Russel walked around waiting for me to wake up. Alas, im ashamed to sax excitement is not in this part of Europe. Our Irish comrads woke us up last night, but bless em they had the drink in them. Regards, me. [View Full Entry]

By Hardcore
July 21st 2008

Living without much internet

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Yeah so about the whole blogging thing . . . silly hostel charges 2€ every 20 minutes for the use! As soon as a more agreeable fee is arranged much more will follow! Until then just imagine what you will and be appropriately jealous! :) [View Full Entry]

By Edison Wildcats
July 20th 2008

Farewell Dinner w/Pics

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As cheesy as it sounds, it seems like only yesterday that we all met at Hanhoopsfeld School on a bright and sunny afternoon for the welcome dinner. Now, three short weeks later, we met at Anne-Catrine's house on a showery cool evening for the farewell dinner. We all slept in the day after returning from our overnight adventure that provided very little or no sleep at all. The longest that I heard of from the kids was 8pm to 10am, a solid 14 hours. The mood was festive at the start with the students hanging out upstairs. The flash of cameras [View Full Entry]

By Edison Wildcats
July 16th 2008

A Wednesday Adventure to Remember

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I think that filling everyone in on today's events would be prudent as I am without any doubt that there will be plenty to share from our impending trip to Lübeck. So, here goes... Today was the las day of school for the students of Hanhoopsfeld. As such, the students were a bit excited and ready to get out of there. This being said, they were engaged and interested as our brilliant students presented their PowerPoint presentations. Presentations on American sports and Halloween were amazing! From there, Heidi and I took our kids to our favorite local Gellateria for some eis. [View Full Entry]

By Edison Wildcats
July 15th 2008

Heide-Park

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Today was Heide-Park.... and it was pretty darn sweet! We met at the school at 8 and departed on a very nice charter bus for the 45 minute trip south to the park. The weather was pretty good really, overcast and around 70 with no real rain. The park itself was much bigger and more elaborate than I had imagined. You can view the park web site here : . Just click on the Union Jack on the right for an English version. The park features several very impressive rollercoasters including the "Colossos" which has the steepest drop of any wooden [View Full Entry]

By travelsincognito
July 12th 2008

One last stand - for the arts

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Fashion photo exhibit
shows contrast between stark straight features of the exhibition hall with angular picture frames on high walls and the people looking at them.

12 July: THE ARTIST who conducted guided tours in the Bergedorf castle park had told me, "On Saturday you must go to the Deichtor (dike gate) exhibition grounds." Problem is, when I get there I find not one but two art retrospectives going on simultaneously in separate buildings. Which one was I supposed to view? I should pay more attention. At first I'm not interested in the show of fashion photographer F.C. Gundlach, but find it increasingly fascinating as I wander around looking at location shots taken of models in such bold natural settings as the Sahara desert or grandiose man-ma [View Full Entry]

By travelsincognito
July 11th 2008

Of birth places and sex orgies

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Hamburg city hall
as seen from the Alster arcades.

10 July: AFTER THE SECOND NIGHT at the guesthouse I again get lucky. A small ground floor bedroom -- the only one with internet plug-in -- becomes available. I move... in a hurry. I now can post these scribbles with snapshots again, even in the middle of the night, if I wish. When my mother was pregnant with me after the war, she was warned about high infant mortality statistics at the hospital in Bergedorf where she lived, so off she went to deliver her baby just outside the boundaries of Hamburg. Today I am checking out Reinbek, this small town [View Full Entry]

By Edison Wildcats
July 10th 2008

Rock Climbing Pics and VIDEO!

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Way Down

(Depending on your browser and connection, the video may or may not play. Please let me know if you have any trouble! Either send me a message, post a comment or email me directly.) This particular video will play sideways as that is how it was shot and I don't have access to any video editing programs here. Our students were quite busy Wednesday evening. A solid group went for a tour of Hamburg SV stadium (the local pro soccer club), and others were packed with other plans. Poor Jeff though was without anything to do. I had received an offer [View Full Entry]

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