{"id":13467,"date":"2023-12-17T17:00:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T16:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog?p=13467"},"modified":"2023-11-27T15:19:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T14:19:04","slug":"chemin-du-retour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/chemin-du-retour\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Way home&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n1. Last boondocking with view on the ocean, not far from Bilbao, while it is raining&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6747b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6747b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6747b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6747b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n2. Starter with local products!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6733b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6733b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6733b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6733b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n3. Emile&rsquo;s happy!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8117b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"520\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8117b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8117b-125x100.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8117b-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n4. Quietness&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6731b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"345\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6731b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6731b-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6731b-300x159.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n5. The rain stops, giving way to a few colors at sunset.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6741b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6741b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6741b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6741b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n6. &#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6742b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6742b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6742b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6742b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n7. &#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6748b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6748b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6748b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6748b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n8. &#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6751b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6751b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6751b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6751b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n9. &#8230; The Basque coast falls asleep..<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6755b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6755b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6755b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6755b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n10. I wanted to discover Canfrang train station for a long time, this curiosity nestled on a pass of the Pyrenees, at an altitude of 3,900 feet elevation. I had seen images when it was disused and I&rsquo;m surprised to discover that it had been completely renovated and rehabilitated into a luxury hotel!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6758b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6758b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6758b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6758b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n11. Surprising to find such a building in the middle of the mountains, isn&rsquo;t it?<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6759b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6759b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6759b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6759b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n12. We reach Pont d&rsquo;Espagne where we cannot sleep, the bottom of the valley having been closed to traffic after a huge paid car park in which it&rsquo;s forbidden to sleep. Here the Cerisey waterfall going down towards Cauterets where we spend the night in a campingpark.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6760b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"650\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6760b.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6760b-73x100.jpg 73w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6760b-300x409.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n132. We head back towards Switzerland along the northern foot of the Pyrenees and discover a beautiful cave on our route: the Mas d&rsquo;Azil cave. The cavity was dug by the river which runs through it and it&rsquo;s so large that the road also crosses it.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6763b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6763b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6763b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6763b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n14. We sleep north of Carcassone to discover the ruins of the Four Castles of Lastours.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6772b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"650\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6772b.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6772b-73x100.jpg 73w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6772b-300x409.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n15. It is the small roads of the Cevennes that bring us back home&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6781b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6781b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6781b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6781b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n16. Crossing the village of Mour\u00e8ze&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6784b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6784b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6784b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/A1_6784b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nAnd that&rsquo;s it for these too short summer vacations where VivaLaVida has covered 2,600 miles.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe next articles will tell you about some fall outings&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThank you for your loyalty to this little blog! \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; 1. Last boondocking with view on the ocean, not far from Bilbao, while it is raining&#8230; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2. Starter with local products! &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 3. Emile&rsquo;s happy! &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 4. Quietness&#8230; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 5. The rain stops, giving way to a few colors<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/chemin-du-retour\/?lang=en\" class=\"read-more\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1504,1139,1511],"tags":[1697,1703,1486,1659,1704,1655,1045,1705,1706,134,1678,1508,1698,47,1707,1695,68],"class_list":["post-13467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-espagne-en","category-france-en","category-spain","tag-basque-country","tag-canfranc-en","tag-cascade-en","tag-castle","tag-cevennes-en","tag-chateau-en","tag-church","tag-gare-en","tag-lastours-en","tag-ocean-en","tag-pays-basque-en","tag-pyrenees-en","tag-sailing-boat","tag-sunset","tag-train-station","tag-voilier-en","tag-waterfall"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13467"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13468,"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13467\/revisions\/13468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}