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Unencumbered by the US tradition of Thanksgiving, public workers in the German city of Dusseldorf began sprucing the city up for the winter holiday on Wednesday, Nov. 19.A model presents a Walk-In-Heart, which is aimed at showing patients functions specific to the heart and possible heart diseases, in Dusseldorf, on Tuesday, Nov. 18. The model heart is a preview of what awaits visitors to the Medica medical technology fair, which kicks off on Wednesday.Swans are transported in boats on the river Alster in Hamburg, northern Germany, on Monday, Nov 17, 2008, after being caught to bring them to their winter quarters. It has been a tradition in Hamburg since 1674 to accomodate the Alster river swans every winter until the next spring. Ice carver Mikhail Fedotov from Russia works on his masterpiece On Saturday, Nov. 15, 1,543 people rolled up their pant legs and stomped around in the water on the northern German island of Usedom. But not just for the fun of it -- after all, the water was only 10 degree Celcius (50 degrees Fahrenheit). Rather, they were out to set a Guinness world record for the most people stomping around in water at one time. And not only did they beat it, they tripled it -- the previous record was set several years ago by 516 people. The wet feet event Saturday also marked the beginning of Usedom's spa and leisure festival, which is organized by the island's hotels. An Asian sauce called A construction worker gets an early start in Frankfurt on Thursday, Nov. 13. But the supports he's building in the capital of German finance proved to be little help to the country's economy. New data showed Europe's largest economy had entered its first recession in five years.German midfielder Torsten Frings and Germany coach Joachim Loew said Thursday, Nov. 13, that, based on a Christmas is still some weeks off, but there's no respite for Santa Claus. He might be leaving the toy making to the elves, but on Wednesday, Nov. 12, he's at Fort Koenigstein in Saxony, hard at work on what aims to be the world's longest advent calendar. Measuring 113 meters (371 feet), the calendar is being put together at the Old Barracks, part of the Koenigstein moutaintop fortress near Dresden. The barracks were constructed in 1589.US national soccer player Landon Donovan puts on a Bayern shirt during a training session of the German first soccer Bundesliga division team FC Bayern Munich in Munich, southern Germany, on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008. Donovan will be training in Munich for ten days, and he has said he wouldn't mind staying longer. Donovan is the all-time leading scorer for the US national team. His Los Angeles Galaxy team missed the Major League Soccer playoffs, and he has said he wants to stay fit during the break.The Christmas post office in Himmelspfort, Germany, officially opened for the season on Monday, Nov. 10. Last year, around 280,000 children mailed their Christmas wish lists to Santa. The address is: Santa Claus, Christmas Post Office, 16798 Himmelpfort, Germany. Here, Santa Claus is seen riding the bike that mail carriers typically use in Germany.A woman visits the Berlin Wall Memorial at Bernauer Strasse in Berlin, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008. Due to the 19th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall people put flowers in the cracks of the wall to commemorate the victims.
 

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