Discover the more intimate side of Paris on a Canal Cruise: Everyone knows the River Seine and most visitors to Paris would no doubt have taken a Seine river cruise and enjoyed the sights of Paris from the river. But Paris also has three other waterways - canals that were built on the orders of Napoleon I. Like many European towns and cities, the canals and waterways were a means for the commercial transportation of goods and people before the advent of rail. These days, many are used by … [Read more...]
Canal Cruises and Canal Holidays – Regents Canal
October 30, 2009 by
Take a canal cruise along the historic Regents Canal: The Regent's Canal runs from the Limehouse Basin in East London's Docklands to Little Venice in north-west London's Maida Vale. You can do canal cruises on the prettiest and most interesting section of the canal - between Camden Lock and Little Venice. Canal Cruise Operators Jenny Wren Jenny Wren provides canal cruises on their traditional narrowboat at Camden. They have two trips a day - at 12.30 pm and 2.30 pm - leaving from … [Read more...]