''Anjodi'', was built to carry freight on the waterways of the

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and

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but has been converted to a

hotel barge A hotel barge (fr. ''péniche hôtel'') is a barge that has been built or converted to serve as a hotel or other kind of lodging. Hotel barges are generally found on rivers and canals in Europe, and may be used for river cruises or permanently moo ...

History

''Anjodi'' is a

Luxe motor A Luxe motor is a type of Dutch barge, built for the first time in the early 1920s. Most vessels had a straight bow ('Steilsteven') with characteristic upsweep of the gunwale and good accommodation for living at the back of the ship, from which the ...

Dutch steel barge built as a trading barge in

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in 1929 and originally carried grain. She was constructed of iron with a high copper content which has contributed to her longevity. She got the name ''Anjodi'' in 1963 after the names of the three children of the original owner, Tiemen de Weerd: Andries, Johan and Diana. ''Anjodi'' was purchased by Derek Banks in 1982 from a Dutchman, Fopa de Jong, in Amsterdam. She was a retired trading barge and full of old

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aircraft instruments. The refit in 1982-1983, by European Waterways, made ''Anjodi'' one of France's first ever hotel barges. Before making the three-month trip from the Netherlands to the south of France, ''Anjodi'' was towed to a shipyard in Belgium where tanks for fresh water, generators, wiring and plumbing were installed and a shell infrastructure of steel was built. She is refurbished on an annual basis and currently operates on the

Canal du Midi The Canal du Midi (; ) is a long canal in Southern France (french: le Midi). Originally named the ''Canal royal en Languedoc'' (Royal Canal in Languedoc) and renamed by French revolutionaries to ''Canal du Midi'' in 1789, the canal is considere ...

in southern

Hotel barge

''Anjodi'' has four guest bedrooms with private bathrooms and a saloon. Crews' quarters are in the bow and stern.Deck plan
/ref> The Anjodi has a crew of four: captain, first mate or ''matelot''/tour guide, chef, and hostess. ''Anjodi'' was featured in the 10 part BBC Series about Chef Rick Stein’s six week journey from

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefectur ...

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...

aboard the Anjodi on the Canal latéral à la Garonne and

. Famous guests who have travelled on the ''Anjodi'' include

Rod Stewart Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock and pop singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, he is of Scottish and English ancestry. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is among the best-selling ...

References

External links

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