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72
winter
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spr ing
walked or driven the 60-kilometer Route Des Grand Crus – are
Pommard, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Gevrey-Chambertin, Vougeot,
and many other household names; all come from this small region.
Not far and just northwest of the small town of St-Jean-de-
Losne, where we boarded the Aprés Tout, is Dijon, famous for its
mustard and its cuisine; a short trip south will lead you to Lyon, the
food capital of France. Both cities are reachable by water, Dijon
via the canal, Lyon by the meandering Saône, the area’s chief river,
which merges with the Rhone just past Lyon.
THE GUESTS
Our companions onboard Aprés Tout are Australians Lina
and Quinto (Quin) Scalzo, whose trip to Europe will last a month
and include a 10-day bus tour of Scotland and Ireland, then to
meet their son and his wife in Provence before heading back to
The tree-lined Canal de Bourgogne features walking/biking paths on both sides and for its
entire length. Forward, past the chaise lounges and teak deck, is a six-person spa (covered)
and six bicycles ready for use at all times.
Each lock has a number and a name and comes with a lockkeeper and a generally well-
kept small stone cottage; the benefit of a state-sponsored abode is being phased out, but
anyone lucky enough to inhabit one has been “grandfathered” in
TRAVEL