Ferrying to
France or taking a Barge Canal Cruise
If you're traveling from England to France, you
don't want to miss taking a Ferry across the
channel. It's very reasonable if you're a
passenger or ferrying your car over, it's a
great experience, and you can take your chances
in the casino, and of course there's great food
to enjoy on the crossing.
After you've arrived in Paris, you will definitely want to take
advantage of the Bateaux-Mouches or Peniches
[river cruise boats on the Seine], or a more
elegant gourmet and canal barge trip. A barge
trip in France is a very relaxing to see the
French country-
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to know the French people. There are dozens
of tours that last several days through the wine
country, and the meals are absolutely first
quality, French food at it's finest. Included
under this section are all boat/ship transportation
sources in France: Click on your choice: Barges Canal
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Ferries and
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Relax and
take the
Train
while in
France or Europe
- an
excerpt from our free e-book 'Train Travel'
©. You could see France and the French speaking countries by driving, so why take the train? First of all it’s romantic. We’ve all seen movies that take place on European trains, such as the Orient Express, so we expect to encounter spies, adventure and attractive members of the opposite sex.
More pragmatically, by taking the train you don’t have to fight the traffic going in and out of the cities, nor do you have to search for parking places. European cities were not, for the most part, planned around the automobile and consequently do not enjoy the wide streets and all the parking accommodations that we have in North America. Driving in Europe is more nerve racking due to different driving rules, dissimilar road signs and unaccustomed driving mentalities.
Not only is the train more relaxing, it allows you to watch the countryside without the need to pay attention to the drivers around you. It takes you efficiently, and conveniently, to practically anywhere you want to go, and in style. And, on the train, you can wonder from car to car, read a book, talk to your interesting fellow travelers, have a leisurely meal in an elegant dining car or from a paper bag, while drinking in the quaint hamlets and the scenic beauty of snow capped mountains, green pasture land or balmy Mediterranean water.
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