Bridge over a canal
Showing posts with label canal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label canal. Show all posts
2010-08-13
Saarkanal
A 63km long canal, built at the end of the 19th century to bring Prussian coal to France and French iron ore to Prussia. Its commercial use has long past, and now it is used exclusively for leisure boats. Between Sarralbe and Sarreguemines, the canal and the River Saar itself flow parallel to one another in the green and woody Saar Valley.
2009-06-13
Cruising on the Saar
The inscription on the back of the boat reads "Sainte Odile - Strasbourg". I have not managed to find any information about this particular boat, but I have found that another larger one will take you on a 7-day cruise over the Mosel and Rhine to Strasbourg. That should give you plenty of time to contemplate the quaint villages and vineyards along the way. In the 19th century, a canal was built to connect the Saar with Lorraine and Alsace. A smaller boat could take this more direct route to Strasbourg, but not, I think, the Sainte Odile.
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