Wednesday, September 2, 2009

travels day 4: Altesland

Yes, more bikes!

We met the larger group of students and faculty and once again hopped on bikes to explore the Altesland, one of the most productive fruit-growing regions in Germany.

We had a gorgeous ride on top of a small dike that ran along a smaller river leading to the Elbe. The late afternoon sun turned the fields golden, from our (moving) vantage point we could see out over fruit orchards, people mowing, drainage ditches, and traditional homes with thatched rooves.

look left and right, but stay on the dike!



on the large Elbe dike:


typical Altesland landscape:


I liked this two-tone hedge:

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