Wine Not?
4 Reasons to Try a Fren B ge Cruise By Judi Cohen
D
o you love French Food and Wine?
Me too! While my past trips to France have been focused on Paris, my husband and I recently tried a 6-night luxury hotel barge cruise aboard the European Waterways Anjodi on the medieval Canal du Midi in the South of France. It was the perfect trifecta of food, wine, and the type of off-the-beaten-track travel that I have come to love. Check out these four reasons to see why a barge cruise in the South of France might
guests, and just watch the world go by very slowly. With just seven passengers aboard on our trip, we were provided personal service, with food, and even the itinerary, customized to our tastes. The crew responded to our every need, from our food preferences to speci c brands of whiskey. It felt like we were all family from the moment we embarked in Marseillan.
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Intimate and Personal Service The Anjodi is a cozy eight-person barge with a crew of four including a private chef, captain, housekeeper and guide. The barge, guests, and crew felt intimate, and ideal for slow travel away from the crowds along the tree-shaded Canal du Midi. Guests can even opt to walk along the towpaths or cycle along the canal and meet the slowmoving boat at its next stopping point. The cabins have multiple openable porthole windows and an ensuite toilet and shower. There are ample indoor and outdoor spaces to lounge, read, drink, share travel stories with the other
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Our resident chef, Mickail, used only the freshest local ingredients, and prepared outstanding four course lunches and dinners. You can expect Mediterranean and French specialities like duck breast, foie gras, beef bourguignon, ratatouille, and escargot paired with white, red and rose wines. Desserts included, poire belle Hélène, chocolate mousse, tarte Tatin, and crème brule. A cheese course was served with every meal that included a selection of regional varieties along with brie and Camembert Weather permitting, we ate our meals al fresco on the sun deck, otherwise we ate at a large, elegantly set dining table in the saloon
