Originally Posted by
iFlyer
Something much more memorable might be a canal barge rental through the canal systems (France, Holland, England, Germany, etc). Cheap, do-it-yourself fun at your own pace, no prior boating experience needed, wafting along intimate little canals thru pastoral European countryside with merely "a loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and thou..."
Walk along the footpaths, bike into local villages, have the wife open and close the ancient locks, as you glide through.... Doesn't get anymore romantic. You can rent one by yourself, or share.
Worth looking into
That sounds incredible.... Can you throw a link or two to the barge outfits? What sort of preparation is needed? (You mention no boating experience needed, but what about where to dock, rules-of-the-road, etc?)
EDIT: Just saw
pilotc90a's response; still happy to have any more links you may know of....
Originally Posted by
pilotc90a
The wife and I did one several years ago,$299 each for seven days through Dargal.com. I haven't seen one at that price in years though. It was nice, although we were the youngest on the ship by far.
Someone else mentioned the rent your own boat. We rented ours through LeBoat.com and it was a blast. Very Leisurely, met lots of great people, drank lots of fresh wine (not that old stuff! ). Also look for locaboat.com.
If you don't want to drive yourself, try: Enchante we got a tour, and it looked very nice, and the smell from the kitchen was amazing.