Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Canal du Midi

A relaxing stroll along the Canal du Midi under an over clouded sky.

Walking this wonderful avenue, I could already hear the boats on the Canal du Midi. They were waiting in front of the lock.

Houseboats of all shapes, colours and sizes line the Canal du Midi in Toulouse. Some of them have even gardens "on deck", where vegetables grow.

At a self-service-lock of the Canal du Midi, I met these Kiwis, who cruise the French canals since a decade. They had sold their house in Kerikeri to buy the TIKI, seen here. Kerikeri is a rural town near New Zealand´s Bay of Islands, where, close to famous "stonehouse", I had spent some time about a "century" ago. What a wonderful surprise! What a mindblowing chat! World is such a small place! Pauly Fuemana sat in my ear singing the best known Kiwi-hit ever "How Bizarre". www.myvideo.de/watch/1397643/OMC_How_Bizarre

Near Montferrand, after having passed the Minoterie de Naurouze, once a flour mill, this large obelisk dedicated to Pierre-Paul Riquet, the creator of the Canal du Midi, towers on a small hill. The obelisk was built by his heirs in 1827. Here is what Wikipedia has about this genious engineer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre-Paul_Riquet fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre-Paul_Riquet de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre-Paul_Riquet

For two days (40kms) the Via Tolosana follows the "Rigole de la plaine" a tributary of the Canal du Midi. This is not a natural stream, but a manmade structure feeding water from Montagne Noir into the canal. The construction of this meandering stream (it follows the contour lines) started in 1668. It is a nice, slightly descending walk under shady trees with much time to think about the genious ideas of Pierre-Paul Riquet.