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2017-07-15-16 - Villandry, Chenonceau, Balloon

After war memorials, we headed down the the Loire valley to see the chateaux, starting with Villandry and Chenonceau.
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Look how far we've come!

  • Look how far we've come!
  • Chenonceau closer.
  • Beautiful pastoral scene.
  • Our pilot kept his arms up on the burner triggers the whole time.
  • Very quiet and peaceful (when the burners weren't going).
  • Panorama of Chenonceaux with Chenonceau in the background.
  • Bryan getting his bead on the château.
  • Chenonceau sighted.
  • Backing out, just a bit more of the context around Chenonceau.
  • Our hotel in Chenonceaux. Our room window was the right of center of the leftmost building of our hotel.
  • The Cher River, upstream from Chenonceaux.
  • One balloon over the farmlands around Chenonceaux.
  • The château with its main entrance path covered by the taller trees in the foreground. The balloon pilot had the balloon do a slow 360 degree turn to help make this shot happen. (I didn't know you could do that with a how air balloon!)
  • View of Château Chenonceau in the background with its farm buildings, herb and vegetable gardens in the foreground.
  • Looking back at the town of Chenonceaux.
  • Balloon overhead!
  • Getting a picture.
  • Only picture of all 3 balloons in the air at once.
  • Picture for Julie - look at all the sunflowers!
  • Going below the trees along the Cher River.
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