Author name: Barge Charters

The Loire Valley is considered the birthplace of the French Renaissance. The year 1519 marked the beginning of the Renaissance period with the death of Leonardo Da Vinci in Amboise, the birth of Catherine de Medecis, and the commencement of construction of Château de Chambord. In 2019, throughout the entire anniversary year, events, expositions, scientific symposiums, …

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Fine Food Aboard French Hotel Barge Finesse We received an email with a recipe from Mike Crowson, the chef aboard “Finesse”, that we’d like to share with you. On the Finesse I do a cooking demonstration every week, which is how to make a twice baked cheese soufflé, but we don’t demonstrate a dessert soufflé. …

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Make the Most of Spring with a Barging Cruise in Holland A barge cruise is definitely the way to discover Holland. Experience quaint Dutch windmills, world-famous flowers, small European towns, historic cities, art history, and Delft pottery, all in one week. Watch the windmills in their silent majesty as you sit in the opulent saloon …

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This particular recipe has been created by Andrea Chin, the talented Italian chef who prepares wonderful regional Italian cuisine every day on board La Bella Vita, the 20-passenger vessel which cruises between Venice and Mantua in Italy. It is a dish that always gets top marks from guests whenever he serves it. Ravioli alla Mantovana …

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Happy Thanksgiving The Irish Hotel Barge Shannon Princess (and Paradise Connections, too) would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. We would like to thank Ruairi and Olivia for this interesting and informative article on harvest time in Ireland. from the Irish Hotel Barge Shannon Princess… Irish Hotel Barge Shannon Princess – Barging cruises in …

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The Irish Hotel Barge Shannon Princess, turns our attention to a recipe on IrishCentral.com… Bailey’s Irish Cream Swirl Brownie A delicious Irish-ified recipe for delectable, boozy brownies. Ingredients For the Brownies: 6 ounces sweet baking chocolate (I used semisweet), chopped 3 tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature ½  cup sugar 2 large eggs ½  cup all-purpose …

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