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Roßtrappe

"Roßtrappe" is a 403 m high rock in the mountains. There is a tale of this rock:

Once there lived a powerful giant with the name Bodo. He wanted to merry the giant princess Brunhilde the daughter of the king from Bohemia. But Brunhilde fled on her white horse. The hunt went through the Harz mountains. Brunhilde jumped with her horse over an enourmous abyss but Bodo fell down into the wild river. To this day print of the hoof is visibleon the mount "Roßtrappe".

 Bildquelle:www.de.wikipedia.org

 

"Loreley"

A rock made of slade in Reinland Pfalz.

"Loreley" is the name of the mermaid who is skitting on this rock. She combed her long hair and attract the boatmen with her singing. So the boatmen didn`t pay attantion to their course and the boats were wrecked.

 Bildquelle: www. de.wikipedia.org

 

"Barbarossa Höhle"

This is a cave in the Kyffhäuser mountains. Big "curtains" made of gypsum are hanging from the ceilings and the walls.

In the legend the emperor Barbarossa is sleeping here in the underground castle. Since that time his beard is growing around a big table of stone.

 Bildquelle: www.hoehle.de

 

Grimm's Fairy Tales (Grimms Märchen)

A collection of German fairy tales first published in 1812 by the Grimm brothers -Jacob  and Wilhelm.

One of the most famous is Cinderella

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

The Rhine

The Rhine is a European river that runs from the Swiss canton of Grisons in the southeastern Swiss Alps through Germany and eventually flows into the North Sea coast in the Netherlands and is the twelfth longest river in Europe.

 

 

Chrismas Market in Berlin

 

 

Heide Park

Heide Park is one of the biggest German amusement parks. It is the biggest in Nothern Germany.

 

 

 

 

Germany is famous for production of cars "Mercedes-Benz Museum" in Stuttgart

 

 

Brandenburger Tor

Brandenburger Tor (Brandenburg Gate) is located in the western part of the city centre of Berlin, at the junction of Unter den Linden and Ebertstraße. The gate is a symbol of the tumultuous history of Europe and Germany, but also of European unity and peace. Many famous politicians have given great speeches.