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France's canal went from hauling wheat to floating tourists
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What started as a genius 17th-century engineering feat to avoid Atlantic pirates is now Europe's premier destination for moving at a blistering three miles per hour. Navigating the locks of southern France in a rented barge is an exercise in extreme patience, punctuated mostly by stopping to buy enormous amounts of cheese and local syrah. It is the laziest mode of transportation ever perfected.
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