USEFUL LINKS & DESCRIPTIONS
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Many, many links to general information about Germany, its cities/areas, personal travelogues, transportation, language, literature, culture, museums, universities, tips for tourism, etc. |
English |
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Same thing as the guide to Germany, only for Austria. |
English |
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Very cool place where you can watch and hear an actual German news report. The only problem is you need to download a VDO player in order to do so. It is worth the wait though. |
German |
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You can listen to German live radio broadcasts, but you need to download Real Audio player. |
German |
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A place where you can search for business phone numbers and addresses in Germany. |
German |
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All sorts of interesting info on the German currency (not to mention other several countries listed), such as things on traveler's checks, ATM's, and credit cards. |
English |
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A good map of Germany, but it takes forever for it to come up on the screen. |
n/a |
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Weather forecasts available in English or in German for Germany, Europe, the world, etc. |
English/German |
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A up to the minute sattelite weather image of Germany. |
n/a |
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You are able to view live camera shots for places across the country and the world; in Germany you can see Berlin, Essen, Hamburg, etc. |
English/German |
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A place where students can search for apartments or rooms throughout Germany (mostly larger cities) by size/cost/location. Sponsored by Sparkasse. |
German |
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DESCRIPTION |
LANGUAGE(S) |
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Contains lots of information and personal travelogues about several countries around the world, including Germany. |
English |
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Legal info stuff on going to Germany, visas, warnings, and addresses/phone numbers of the embassies and consulates in Germany. |
English |
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A place where you can actually type in which currency you are changing from and then the currency you are changing to to find out exactly how much you are getting. |
English |
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A neat page where you can go look up and learn important words and phrases in several different languages. Including German. |
Various |
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Information on German/European Rail Travel. |
English/German |
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List of most of the major cities (including Berlin, Frankfurt, Bonn, Munich and Koeln) that have subway systems, where you can look up how to get from one location to another and how long it will take you. |
English |
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Information about hostels not only in Germany, but elsewhere too. |
English/German |
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Vanessa's (me) page... I give a few tips on traveling in Europe based on my personal experiences. |
English |
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NAME OF WEBSITE |
DESCRIPTION |
LANGUAGE(S) |
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Has lots of useful information on German grammar, from nouns to subjunctive mood. Very useful and has a few examples. |
English/German |
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Links to resources and sound pages for German. |
English/German |
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A neat page where you can go look up and learn important words and phrases in several different languages. Including German. |
Various |
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Dictionaries in different languages, including German. |
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NAME OF WEBSITE |
DESCRIPTION |
LANGUAGE(S) |
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Links about summer and language programs in Germany, tips about studying abroad, and links to different organizations. |
English |
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Yahoo's list of all German Universities' webpages. |
English/German |
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You can search for jobs in Germany or in German companies through this site. |
German |
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Able to apply for and search for jobs as au pairs not only in Germany/Austria/Switzerland, but around the world. |
Various |
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Information on studying at german universities and links to german schools |
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NAME OF WEBSITE |
DESCRIPTION |
LANGUAGE(S) |
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Links to several german newspapers and magazines. |
German |
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Links to german and other international newspapers. | |
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Site about german politics | |
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Contains a lot of books, stories, and poems by German authors, past and present, on-line (free). |
German |
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Very cool place where you can watch and hear an actual German news report. The only problem is you need to download a VDO player in order to do so. It is worth the wait though. |
German |
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You can listen to German live radio broadcasts, but you need to download Real Audio player. |
German |
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Yahoo! Deutschland's list of german newspapers. |
German |
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