Now that's a hunting lodge!

David and Yolanda picnicking on the lawn at Chambord

Chambord (week 3)

We stayed in Orléans the night after our unsuccessful search for Great Uncle Cecil, at yet another Novotel hotel.  The trip across Paris was far easier than a similar trip across Toronto would be.  We then continued south.  The valley of the Loire has many châteaux, with Chambord being the largest, built as a hunting lodge by Francis I (it's even bigger than Ulf's lodge in West Caledonia!).  Francis spent a total of 35 days at the lodge in the 10+ years he reigned after its completion.