Leaving Paris on the 14th, we stop at the Cathedral at Chartres, to experience this medieval masterpiece and its famous labyrinth.  Then it’s on to Blois for a four-day family cycling adventure among the châteaux’s of the Loire Valley, including one, Château de Cheverny, which was the inspiration for Captain Haddock’s country house in The Adventures of Tintin, by Belgian author Hergé; a series beloved both by Kai and his elder brother Nathan.