After we left Paris, we basically looked at the map, tossed a coin, put an address in the GPS and headed off. Found ourselves just outside the city of Tours in a van park in a village called Ballen-Mire. Lovely spot with pool (Brrrrrr), shop etc. Drove to one of the local Chateau (Villandry) for a look. Villandry was small in comparison to Versailles but absolutely stunning nonetheless. The buildings were immaculately maintained and the grounds were amazing. Have included some photos. After spending 3 days at Ballen-Mire, we were just about to head off when a fellow traveller questioned where we were going. He suggested we plan to visit Futuroscope, a futuristic theme park a bit down the road. We agreed. We found a van park by a lovely lake - Lac St. Cyr. Went
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