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Altes Land - Apple Blossom Time

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May 26, 2012

The tourist train in the Altes Land region meanders through a sea of colorful fruit blossoms near the city of Hamburg. It trundles from one plantation and orchard to the other, passing romantic farmhouses and old, majestic half-timbered houses. The best time for a leisurely train ride is spring when thousands of cherry and apple trees along the Elbe river are in full bloom.

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