Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts with the label Oktoberfest

G Is For German

Guten tag ( goo ten tawk ) We are participating in the  Christian Home School Hub 's  Passport to the World journey . This week, we're exploring Germany. Below are some interesting facts we've learned about Germany and some useful links that different homeschool families share at  http://christianhomeschoolhub.spruz.com/ . Some Interesting Facts: - On a German Autobahn (superhighway), there is no speed limit. - The country's full name is the Federal Republic of Germany. - Germany shares borders with nine other countries and has coasts on the North and Baltic Seas. - In 1961, the East Germans (communists) built a concrete wall 13 feet high to prevent East Berliners from leaving for West Germany. The wall has been knocked down in 1990; West Germany and East Germany were reunited after 40 years of separation. - Albert Einstein and the brothers Jakob & Wilhelm Grimm taught at Humboldt Universtiy. - Germany consists of 16 states, or Lan...