Heading north to our first stop Chalon sur Saône took us 7 hours of navigation with an hour stop in city of Tournus for a lunch. So in total it is approximately 6 hours with one lock. We want to get fast to more interesting part la Petite Saône, because this way we already did when we traveled to Mâcon.
Chalon-sur-Saône is a nice city in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The marina is pretty expensive for one night and it was full anyway. But a good captain always finds his way to dock the boat somewhere. We found a place not so far from center, without the electricity though. But it was a nice walk to the city center after all day of navigation.
The city center has beautiful streets with many shops. We stopped for a drink at St. Vincent square which reminded me the time we lived in Strasbourg.
Chalon is also known for the Museum of Nicéphore Niépce where you can find the whole history of photography from its invention by Niépce to the digital image. It very cool to visit it if you are interested in photography.
In the evening we made barbecue on our terrace and it was a great first day.
Life along the river 
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