Not too long ago, American actress and film producer Katherine Heigl, best known for her work in Grey's Anatomy, visited Esslingen, the birthplace of her grandfather. Now she is back visiting Germany, where she particulary prizes the food: bratwurst, sauerkraut, and above all, spaetzle. Guten Appetit! Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Trier, the birthplace of Karl Marx, draws thousands of visitors every year. The most prominent foreign visitors are, interestingly enough, the Chinese. Their goal is the Museum Karl-Marx-Haus. (video copyright dpa)

Do you happen to have a spare female Parma Wallaby around that you don't need? Biga Kruse, who runs an animal shelter in Klingelbach, is looking for a companion for her baby kangaroo E.T. Watch this amazing video about a couple who saves orphaned animals of many different species. (video copyright dpa)

Coffee as an article of craftsmanship: small companies roast differently than large industrial enterprises and the results are noteworthy. In this clip, one such roaster even lets us look over his shoulder and watch! Viel Spaß beim Deutschlernen! Copyright DPA (German Press Agency)

The German band Jupiter Jones pays homage to the German New Wave classic song Eisbär with a track that is beautifully minimalist, yet with some pretty serious angst-tinged lyrics. Kopfhörer aufsetzen, Musik aufdrehen!

A great power-pop number from the Giessen band Juli featuring singer Eva Briegel, who is vegetarian and active in the animal rights group PETA. Kopfhörer aufsetzen, Musik aufdrehen!

The song "Zerrissen" is about a man who has become emotionally distant from his partner, who asks why this has happened.

German rapper Juju and Henning May of the band AnnenMayKantereit team up for this melancholic song about the end of a relationship.

Judith von Hiller sings the classic German folk song "Die Gedanken sind frei" ("Thoughts are free").

In the piano ballade "Wer wir geworden sind" (Who We’ve Become), Lotte and singer-songwriter Joris present a wistful duet about the darkness and self-questioning that follows a breakup.

With the designer label Herr von Eden, a gentleman is provided with everything he needs. Jonathan Johnson, the resident jeweler, tells all.

Jewelry designer Jonathan Johnson takes you through the Berlin district Kreuzberg and talks about the art scene of the German capital.

Join Jonathan Johnson on his tour through East Berlin. He shows us, among other things, the remnants of the notorious Berlin Wall.

Let's join Jonathan Johnson for another stroll through Berlin-Kreuzberg and find out where he likes to go to have a tasty bite to eat in the city where the doner kebab was invented!

Caruso has an idea: Maybe singing will help against the hiccups. The three friends are happy to give it a try.