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Vacation 2010September 22, GermanyRoadtrip through Havelland County |
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| The countryside around Potsdam is famous for its orchards. Farmers grow asparagus, berries, squash, plums and the world's best apples. Jutta and Jürgen took us on a daytrip to see and try it for ourselves. |
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| The morning started perfectly with breakfast in Jutta's beautiful Garden. But soon, we got into the car and out of the city. |
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We stopped at two orchards, first at
Neumann's Harvest, then at
Marquard Orchard. Many of the local farms don't just sell their produce; they also offer entire recreational packages, from horseback riding to a full vacation at the farm. We just enjoyed the countryside and, of course, tried the delicious fruit they had for sale. |
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| A playground at Marquard Orchard had two old East-German farm machines on display, a tiny universal tractor, officially called RS-09, but commonly nicknamed "Molly" (above left), and a ZT-300, the strongest tractor in the Eastern Block (above right). For Volker, it brought back memories of his college years, when he actually drove one of those machines for a month. |
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| "Selbsternte" means "Harvest Yourself" and we did a lot of that.... |
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| After we harvested enough apples, we moved on to a small village with a lot of history. |
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