September 11th is always a difficult day to be British in Darmstadt. Of course what goes through most people's minds is the Twin Towers in New York, but here in Darmstadt people have another terrible event to commemorate. 11th September 1944 was when the allied bombers fire bombed the city of Darmstadt. In half an […]

I have now experienced my first German wedding. From the bride's hen night at a roller skate disco (suffice to say I watched from the bar) to the exchanging of vows. The strange thing was that the civil ceremony was held on the day before the celebration and then the couple exchanged vows in front […]

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A fun article from the BBC kicked off an interesting discussion about chat up lines and dating in general. I think we will carry on the conversation in Wednesday's chat. The reading:- Speed dating involves men and women meeting in a room and finding out as much as they can about possible partners in three […]

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Ashes to Diamonds Wow what a topic. The idea of having your dead relatives turned into diamonds really got people talking.Most, who expressed a preference, didn't like the idea, but preferred the traditional burial or normal cremation.One thing though it did get people talking! The Reading British customers are flocking to an American company which […]