{"id":13567,"date":"2024-07-04T17:00:55","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T16:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog?p=13567"},"modified":"2024-06-26T22:15:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T21:15:07","slug":"escapade-en-pays-de-loire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/escapade-en-pays-de-loire\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Getaway to the Loire Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nHaving received a stay in a Lodge at the zoo of La Fl\u00e8che as my 60th Birthday present, we went there during the fall holidays. On the way back, I took the opportunity to show Emile some of the Loire Valley castles.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n1. Boondocking along the Cher&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9228b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9228b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9228b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9228b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n2. &#8230; a stone&rsquo;s throw from Chenonceaux castle!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9231b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9231b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9231b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9231b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n3. Still so beautiful !<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9234b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9234b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9234b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9234b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n4. At this end of afternoon, it&rsquo;s not too crowded&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9239b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9239b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9239b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9239b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n5. Gardens&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9240b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9240b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9240b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9240b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n6. Docking.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9241b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"650\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9241b.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9241b-73x100.jpg 73w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9241b-300x409.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n7. Fountain&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9253b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9253b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9253b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9253b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n8. Last look&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9254b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"650\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9254b.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9254b-73x100.jpg 73w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9254b-300x409.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n9. Wake up on the banks of the Loire.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9256b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9256b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9256b-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9256b-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n10. First rays&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9255b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9255b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9255b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/A1_9255b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n11. Majestic Chambord castle!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8285b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8285b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8285b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8285b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n12. Its famous double nested staircase.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8293b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"650\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8293b.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8293b-73x100.jpg 73w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8293b-300x409.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n13. Inner courtyard.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8294b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"650\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8294b.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8294b-73x100.jpg 73w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8294b-300x409.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n14. Chapel.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8296b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"650\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8296b.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8296b-80x100.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8296b-300x375.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n15. It&rsquo;s time to go find a place to boondock.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8287b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8287b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8287b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8287b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nto be followed soon. \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Having received a stay in a Lodge at the zoo of La Fl\u00e8che as my 60th Birthday present, we went there during the fall holidays. On the way back, I took the opportunity to show Emile some of the Loire Valley castles. &nbsp; &nbsp; 1. Boondocking along the Cher&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/escapade-en-pays-de-loire\/?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":[1139],"tags":[1659,1713,1655,1714,1715,1135,1716],"class_list":["post-13567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-france-en","tag-castle","tag-chambord-en","tag-chateau-en","tag-chenonceaux-en","tag-cher-en","tag-france-en","tag-loire-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13567","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=13567"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13569,"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13567\/revisions\/13569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}