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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kirsten Grieshaber

Inside tiny European village where mail has been delivered by boat for 129 years

Deutsche Post delivery staff member Andrea Bunar manoeuvers her vessel as she makes the season opening delivery tour of the Spreewald barge postal delivery service - (AFP/Getty)

Andrea Bunar had been anticipating spring for months, eager for the day she could resume her distinctive mail delivery by barge through the intricate waterways of the Spreewald Forest delta, southeast of Berlin.

This Wednesday, the 55-year-old German postal worker stood once more at the back of her boat, skilfully using a single long oar to row, steer, and navigate her vessel through the shallow waters.

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