English speaking Cologne

Sunday is Nikolas Tag!

Sunday is a special day - it's Nikolaus Tag - yet another German Christmas tradition. On the 5th December you need to clean your shoes (one pair or all - I'm never quite sure..) and leave them outside your front door

Marmite Dictionary

"Love it or hate it"

Just published: The Mish-Mash Dictionary of Marmite: an anecdotal A-Z of 'Tar-in-a-Jar'.
As the title indicates, it explores the zany world occupied by the iconic spread and in doing so reveals the grip it has on palates - and minds - around the world.

Learn German at the Overseas Club

Want to learn German in a relaxed, laid back atmosphere?

Getting Festive

We've hit the first of December!

Even those people who like, or leave Christmas "last minute" will be giving some thought by now to: pudding baking, Glühwein, present buying, family and all that goes with the Christmas season.

RAUL SPANKS HÖHENSPRUNG!

Ok, so I’m walking towards the Hildegardis Krankenhaus bus stop, when I spot a newspaper ad on one of the bus shelter’s walls. One of the newspaper’s headlines reads: RAUL SPANKS HÖHENSPRUNG. I forget for a second that I’m living in Germany, and approach the ad, intrigued by the notion of a guy called Raul spanking another guy called Höhensprung.