| Princesse De Provence day one |
| We traveled by train from Paris to Lyon. Beautiful countryside, at least what I saw of it before falling fast asleep. Trains have a way of knocking me out. I had convinced Jim that taking a taxi from the train station to the boat would be smarter than trying to figure out how to walk there. We used mapquest and google earth to see how far the walk would be and because of one way streets and bridges that didnt have walk ways it was much easier to take a taxi. It was HOT and Humid so I was real glad to get to our airconditioned cabin. |
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| This is the Princesse De Provence in Lyon |
| Our cabin.The couch opens to a bed |
| The bar which opens to a bed. Jim had ordered a bottle of Champagne that was there waiting for us but due to having a cold we waited several days until we opened it |
| the bathroom |
| the prettiest sink ever |
| the whole cabin |
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| We arrived pretty early and explored on our own. This is the deck |
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| Here is a map of our trip. We started on Saturday July 15 in Lyon on the Rhone river and we went south about a mile and then we started north on the Saone Sunday the 16th we were in Tournus and then later that day we went to Chalon-sur Saone.and then moving to Macon that night Monday the 17th We headed south toTrevoux Tuesday the 18th we were in Tournon Wednesday the 19 we were in Arles and later Avignon Thursday the 20th all day in Avignon Friday the 21st in Vienne evening in Lyon Sat the 22nd back in Lyon we left the ship |
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| old funky barge |
| The Rosa Luna which we saw often on our trip |
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| Ruins in Lyon |
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| We went under several bridges that were so low you could actually reach up and touch them. the canipies and the captins brig were all lowered. so we could fit. This is a detail from one of the bridges. |
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| Basilica Nortre Dame de Fourviere |
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| Just sitting watching France go by |
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| The view of Lyon as we started our trip |
| We saw hundreds of swans along the river. |
| At the end of the Lyon there is this huge fortress. |
| Roman ruins |
| Our first Lock there were 3 on the Saone |
| This is what a lock looks like from our cabin window. I was once again napping. We went through most locks while we were sleeping or eatting a meal. |
| Our first dinner |
| Beautiful house on a fork of the soane |
| After dinner we went up on deck to watch the sunset. There were many families camping along the river and kids were lighting off bottle rockets. This van had set up HUGE speakers and they were playing PINK FLOYD Could life get any better? |
| The water on the saone was so smooth This was our best sunset. We saw lightning later on in the evening. |
| Beautiful sunset our first evening of the cruise. |
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