''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.

History

''Anjodi'' is a Luxe motor 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

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, 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

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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 language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...

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aboard the Anjodi on the

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and

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

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References

External links

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