French Country Waterways: The Final Day Of Our Beautiful Barge Cruise Through Burgundy
Ralph Grizzle; USA Today; May 30 2012
Yesterday, on our French Country Waterways barge excursion along the Burgundy Canal, we stepped off the boat and into a Michelin three-star restaurant. To read that mouth-watering tale, see Dining On French Country Waterways Horizon II.Today would be the last full day of our barge trip. We’d enjoy a morning at the open-air markets in Montbard, where Horizon II was moored, and follow that with a visit to the 12th-century Abbey of Fontenay. We’d return for lunch on board, one last delicious lunch, then head out to see Semur en Auxois, a beautiful medieval town built on a granite bluff.
Our evening, and our time on board, would end with the Captain’s Dinner and a few final toasts with glasses of those fine French wines. The next morning, we would return to Paris, with one of the most memorable weeks of our lives behind us.
French Travel Connection delivers huge savings on crewed canal barging
eTravel Blackboard; May 16 2012
French Travel Connection is now offering savings of at least $899 per (twin share) cabin on a wide range of crewed canal barging holidays right across France.
Discounts are available on a large selection of cabins and full barge charters, and bookings must be made by 31 May 2012 for selected travel dates through to October 2012.
Popular products include ‘La Belle Epoque’ – a luxury 12-passenger hotel barge showcasing the very best of Burgundy’s countryside, charming villages, traditional markets and world-class vineyards.