Welcome to Germany!

Many colleagues and friends from foreign countries have asked me about the places to see when visiting Germany. So it is my pleasure to play the advocate for my country.

Germany is a pleasant country to travel. Most of Germany has a cool, temperate climate, rainfall occurs year round with a maximum during summer. Winters there are mild and summers tend to be cool, though temperatures can exceed 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) for prolonged periods.

By its central position in Europe, Germany is an important transportation hub. This is reflected in its dense and modern transportation networks.
Probably most famous is the extensive motorway (Autobahn) network that ranks worldwide third largest in its total length and lacks a blanket speed limit (although some 80% of the total network has local limits) which can be difficult to non experienced drivers.

Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Germany

Protesters descend on Frankfurt's banks Around 40 organizations belonging to the anti-banker Blockupy movement have gathered in Frankfurt. Their goal is to keep bankers from their work.
Schäuble receives Charlemagne Prize German Finance Minister and veteran of several governments Wolfgang Schäuble is seen as a man for tough jobs. On Thursday, he received the prestigious Charlemagne Prize in Aachen.
Ayatollah issues fatwa against exiled rapper Shahin Najafi fears for his life. He is currently in a secret location under police protection. Islamic clerics have accused the musician of blasphemy - a crime that, according to Islamic law, is punishable by death.
Merkel and Hollande: love at second sight? The brand new French President Francois Hollande had a mission on his first stormy trip to Berlin: renegotiate the EU fiscal compact. But the German chancellor was in no mood to slow her European austerity drive.
NRW vote causes shakeup at national level For political scientist, Thorsten Faas, the conservative CDU's clear defeat in the North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) election was the biggest surprise. But, the liberal Free Democrats (FDP) also staged an impressive comeback.

Discover Germany

The “Jugend forscht” competition for young scientific talent They develop a pocket-size medical microscope from a smartphone, analyze the behaviour of football fans in the stadium based on the principle of swarm intelligence, or invent a mucking-out machine for horse stables – in other words, original solutions for everyday activities.
The ocean adventure experience A visit to the German Pavilion at Expo 2012 is a bit like a present-day adventure in the style of Jules Verne’s science fiction novel “Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea”. People who take a virtual dive with a research submarine to discover the greatest ecosystem on earth may well feel like Captain Nemo aboard the Nautilus.
Berlin 2.0 Blogs, social media and digital society: thousands of bloggers and Internet users are gathering at the “re:publica” conference in Berlin from May 2 to 4, 2012. The event, which is seen by Web 2.0 fans and experts in Germany as the most important forum, is offering a programme of around 200 hours with talks, workshops and panel discussions.

Entdecke Deutschland

„Jugend forscht“ sucht Deutschlands beste Nachwuchstalente Sie entwickeln aus einem Smartphone ein medizinisches Mikroskop für die Westentasche, analysieren anhand des Prinzips der Schwarmintelligenz das Verhalten von Fußballfans im Stadion oder erfinden mit einer Ausmistmaschine für Pferdeställe originelle Lösungen für ungewöhnliche Alltagsfragen. 
Das Abenteuer Ozean erleben Ein Besuch des Deutschen Pavillons auf der Expo 2012 erinnert ein wenig an ein modernes Abenteuer nach dem Science-Fiction-Roman „20.000 Meilen unter dem Meer“ von Jules Verne. Wer in einem Forschungs-U-Boot zu einer virtuellen Tauchfahrt aufbricht, um das größte Ökosystem der Erde zu erkunden, könnte sich leicht fühlen wie Kapitän Nemo an Bord der Nautilus.
Berlin 2.0 Blogs, soziale Medien und die digitale Gesellschaft: Auf der Konferenz „re:publica“ versammeln sich vom 2. bis 4. Mai 2012 Tausende Blogger und Internetnutzer in Berlin. Die Veranstaltung, die in Deutschland unter Anhängern und Experten des Web 2.0 als wichtigstes Forum gilt, bietet an drei Tagen rund 200 Stunden Programm mit Vorträgen, Workshops und Diskussionsrunden.

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