St. Jean to Paris by canal

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After she turns the pole at the entrance we wait until the light turns green to enter. Once inside we lifted another pole to close the gate and start the cycle.</div> <bR> <div> Friends asked for food pictures so here goes:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4e518750.jpg" border=0 width="280" height="373" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> cheese shop at Auxonne market</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4e617d10.jpg" border=0 width="279" height="209" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> roast chicken to go</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4c35c050.jpg" border=0 width="348" height="261" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> final shopping stop at the boulangerie</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4c5902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  Once we turned onto the Marne the canal got narrower</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4e785240.jpg" border=0 width="389" height="292" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> start of a 4.5 km tunnel just before Langres</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4e84cf90.jpg" border=0 width="332" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> almost through...</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4cb630a0.jpg" border=0 width="355" height="266" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> surprisingly a few trees still had leaves</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4cd70140.jpg" border=0 width="368" height="276" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> Because one of the locks on the direct route to Paris was still under </div> <div> repair we had to detour up through Reims. Incredible cathedral and interesting tour of the  G. H. MUMM Champagne Cave.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4e96c110.jpg" border=0 width="364" height="273" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> It snowed the next day but luckily it only lasted a day.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4ea2ee20.jpg" border=0 width="302" height="226" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> fogged in on the Oise Canal</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4e42c900.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> the quintessential Paris site</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4d885240.jpg" border=0 width="389" height="292" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> passing around the L'Ile de Cite</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4e29b340.jpg" border=0 width="411" height="308" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> Notre Dame</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4e02c900.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> our home for the winter</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>