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Canal du Midi: Expectations, Reality and a Lesson in Slowing Down
When we booked a week on the Canal du Midi, I had a fairly clear picture in my head of what it would be like. The brochures showed boats gliding through tunnels of shady trees, with dappled sunlight on the water and picturesque villages appearing every few kilometres. In many ways, that’s exactly what we…