Life Begins At Forty

Many people enter midlife with ill conceived ideas that the best part of life has passed them by. To a certain extent, the blame can be laid on Elliot Jacques who first introduced the term 'Midlife Crisis' in 1965, in his article "Death and Midlife Crisis." The term...

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Life After Breakup

A woman was brought to the Emergency Department of a hospital with symptoms of a heart attack. She complained of chest pain, breathlessness and excessive sweating. Investigations showed that it was not a heart attack but a 'Broken Heart Syndrome' due to a surge of...

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SCHWABISH HALL – CITY OF WHITE GOLD.

   Schwabisch Hall in Germany, the city that owes its wealth to ‘white gold,’ is made famous today by the Goethe Institute, which attracts students from all over the world. They come here to study German, and the courses offered are from basic to higher levels....

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WORMS – THE CITY OF RELIGIONS.

WORMS – THE CITY OF RELIGIONS.

  For anyone interested in the history of the Protestant Reformation, a visit to the city of Worms is a must. It is an ancient Nebelungen city on the Rhine between Ludwigshafen and Mainz, and is the gateway to the Rhinehessen.  Though many pre-Roman legends have...

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When The Berlin Wall Fell Down

When The Berlin Wall Fell Down

November 9th, 2014 marked the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. There was jubilation in Berlin when the Germans celebrated the occasion with pomp and pageantry. Leaders from all over the world were invited to share in this historic event. The Media both...

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  CALW – BIRTHPLACE OF HERMANN HESSE.

Driving through villages in Baden Württemberg, we reach Calw which is about 18 kms from Pforzheim. It is the birthplace of Hermann Hesse the famous writer, poet and artist. This is a beautiful town built into the flanks of rolling hills. Its fachework houses decorated...

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MARBACH –DESTINATION FOR BOOK WORMS  

Most people visit Marbach because of its famous citizen Friedrich Schiller, German poet, dramatist, historian and philosopher. He was born here on November 10, 1759. His house is a modest half timbered, unpretentious building on Necklastorrestrasse, which shows that...

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Muddy Loafers