{"id":646,"date":"2009-07-13T11:26:48","date_gmt":"2009-07-13T18:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/cruise-companies\/french-country-waterways\/"},"modified":"2016-06-29T08:11:38","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T14:11:38","slug":"french-country-waterways","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/cruise-companies\/french-country-waterways\/","title":{"rendered":"French Country Waterways"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>French Country Waterways<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_24112\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/french_country_waterways_2012-26881.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24112\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24112\" title=\"Horizon II passes the tree-lined banks along the Canal de Bourgogne.\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/french_country_waterways_2012-26881-640x959.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"959\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Horizon II passes the tree-lined banks along the Canal de Bourgogne. \u00a9 Ralph Grizzle<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>French Country Waterways<\/strong> has been extensivly covered on River Cruise Advisor&#8217;s sister site, Avid Cruiser. 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