Page 70 - Montecito Journal Glossy Edition Winter Spring 2014/15

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ts official name is the Canal de Bourgogne, and for six glorious days early in June this
nearly 50-foot-wide (15 meters) water passageway that traverses the heart of Burgundy was
the Route 66 of our 125-kilometer road trip. Oh sure, you can jump on the excellent (but
expensive) French toll roads and get to where you
are going in record time, just as it is easy to
bypass the original Route 66 and take
BY
JAMES
BUCKLEY
DOWN BY THE RIVER SIDE