Mirabelle cruises in Bordeaux

The Bordeaux region is famous for it's wines of course, but also has some of the most fantastic scenery in France.
What better way to explore the region than aboard a boat, whether that be a self drive cruise, or a hotel barge?

Today I am delighted to introduce the Mirabelle to you. Accomodating up to 24 guest, the Mirabelle cruises on the Garonne and Dordogne rivers, the Gironde Estuary, the Canal des Deux Mers, the Canal Laterale a la Garonne and the Canal du Midi.
No other boat explore such a variety of waterways.

Air conditioned and central heated, the barge is comfortable throughout the season which runs from April to the beginning of November.

A variety of carefully researched excursions invite guests to visit the fascinating city of Bordeaux, the Medieval village of St Emilion, the Chateaux of Guiraud, of d'Yquem, of de Roquetaillade and Falfas, as well as some of the local vineyards for wine tasting.

Prices begin at 3101 USD or 2215 euros per person, so why not contact us now for the barge cruise of a life-time at a very reasonable price?

Full details of Mirabelle can be seen on our site at
www.hotelsafloat.com
among our other Luxury Cruise packages:

http://www.hotelsafloat.com/cruise/319


Call me on France +33 380 29 29 38 or email me at hotelsafloat@aol.com

Fine Chocolate and Wine in France

I have several ideas of heaven, and of heaven on earth! The latter I have found in Burgundy: A hotel barge cruise based on wine and fine chocolates!

Imagine discovering some of the finest wines of the region, and tasting chocolate dessers mde my our on-board chef.

Aboard Elisabeth you can cruise on the Burgundy canal, one of the most famous in the world, among family or friends. Available on a charter basis only, the Elisabeth offers first class accomodation for up to 6, but her friendly owner-crew are equally happy to host honeymoon couples.

What better way to spoil yourselves than with two of the most delicious tastes in the world?

Come and see Elisabeth on our site at

http://www.hotelsafloat.com/

I promise that you will be tempted to join us!

Spring arrives in Burgundy, if only for a day!

Hello,

yes, on Saturday we had our first day of really spring like weather here in Burgundy! After a long, cold winter, it was such a pleasure to get out into the garden, plant some bulbs and then sit back with a cup of tea, and later a glass of wine while absorbing the sunshine and listening to the birds sing. As you can see, Chataigne is rather french and would like to join us with a beer!

Since I began taking Chataigne to her classes on a Sunday morning in October last year, we have seen snow, rain, sleet and temperatures as low as -10°C! Imagine trying to make your dog sit or even worse, lie down, under such circumstances.

Not an easy task, but yesterday Chataigne was so full of the joys of spring that she seemed to have become temporarily deaf! Assis, couchée and au pied were apparently foreign words to her!LOL It was initially frustrating, but then became so funny that even the dog handler was laughing. At one point instead of sitting up, chataigne slithered round on her belly to face the opposite way. I can only assume that the Saturday's sunshine had melted her brain. Today the gloom has returned. No rain but damp air and none too warm either. She is of course back to her normal self but still laughing at me I think!

Well, it's Monday so I'm back to work, and have some good news for those of you thinking of a self drive cruise in the Spring. With the Le Boat fleet, we are offering up to 25% off some one way cruises in March and April, and then 20% in May. If you can't join us in the spring, we can still save you 15% when cruising aboard a Consort, Caprice, Countess, Valentre or Calypso! To benefit, simply reserve your cruise by 31st march.

Give me a call or email us at hotelsafloat@nordnet.fr or hotelsafloat@aol.com