Bike ride along the Havel river

I went for a longer-than-intended bike ride the other day along the Havel river, which passes by Potsdam and winds its way west towards the city of Brandenburg. I'm not really sure which way the river actually flows. In fact "flows" may not quite be the correct word to use. The part of the river near Potsdam is really more of a collection of glacial lakes connected by a wandering channel.

In any event, there is a really nice series of bike paths heading east of Potsdam. Here is a typical section heading through some fields north of Marquardt.
People have been using windmills for power, and for grinding grain, in this part of Germany for a long time. Almost every small hill had a mill on it at one point in time. In fact, the name of the street on which the institute is located is "am Mühlenberg" meaning roughly 'to the mills hill'. In any event, there are lots of modern windmills as well:
I found this intersection amusing: Schloss (villa) to the right, Garlic to the left.

At Ketzin I crossed the Havel on this ferry. On the south side of the river, I picked up the official "Havel Radweg" which is particularly scenic.
Here is a view of the river Havel from mid-stream.
Here I am on the ferry.
Here is an apple orchard I passed by.

I finally made it back to the institute (where I stopped to heat up the dinner I had brought with me) just before the sun set. It was a long day - just over 100km - but I really enjoyed the scenery.