You know, I pondered letting you go on believing that was true for a whole five seconds or so.
"A Vendre" means "For Sale" in French. It's a not uncommon sign on boats and barges in many European cities with rivers; in Amsterdam's canals every second houseboat is named "Te Koop" for the same reason.
If you can't get a real canon name then you might just want to go with Avendre and have him wonder why people keep asking if he's wanting to sell his boat...
OK - I've got the answer anyway - there are actually two different names since they used different boats at different times:
*The address of the barge, where it was usually parked for filming with Notre Dame de Paris in the background was at the Quai de la Tournelles as mentioned specifically in the episode Unholy Alliance, part two. A map of Paris calls lists the location as Quai de la Tournettes. In addition, the barge changed locations during Season Three due to flooding in Paris. It was moved back to the original location in later seasons.
*The barge rented by the production company for the first few seasons was Nobile. During Season Four, the barge was damaged in an explosion, set by the immortal Kassim. Duncan took it to be worked on. When the series continued for Season Five, a different barge called Amadeus was used for filming. While basically the same, there were a few minor differences. Fans usually just say that Duncan re-named his barge after the fire and explosion.
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Date: 2010-07-15 01:08 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-07-15 02:20 pm (UTC)"A Vendre" means "For Sale" in French. It's a not uncommon sign on boats and barges in many European cities with rivers; in Amsterdam's canals every second houseboat is named "Te Koop" for the same reason.
If you can't get a real canon name then you might just want to go with Avendre and have him wonder why people keep asking if he's wanting to sell his boat...
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Date: 2010-07-15 02:54 pm (UTC)*The address of the barge, where it was usually parked for filming with Notre Dame de Paris in the background was at the Quai de la Tournelles as mentioned specifically in the episode Unholy Alliance, part two. A map of Paris calls lists the location as Quai de la Tournettes. In addition, the barge changed locations during Season Three due to flooding in Paris. It was moved back to the original location in later seasons.
*The barge rented by the production company for the first few seasons was Nobile. During Season Four, the barge was damaged in an explosion, set by the immortal Kassim. Duncan took it to be worked on. When the series continued for Season Five, a different barge called Amadeus was used for filming. While basically the same, there were a few minor differences. Fans usually just say that Duncan re-named his barge after the fire and explosion.