Post delivery by barge season starts in Spreewald region
epa11258589 German postwoman Andrea Bunar delivers mail from her barge on occasion of season start in Lehde, Spreewald region, Germany, 04 April 2024. From April to October, the letters and packages in Spreewald will be delivered by the nine-meter barge to follows a 116-year-old tradition in these wetlands. The 65 remaining recipients of this special service, who do not have direct access to the surrounding mainland, live along a 43-kilometers route with over 200 small canals in this forest region. EPA/HANNIBAL HANSCHKE