Blois- and how we managed to keep our toddler in a car seat for 9 hours

Later on January we went to Blois, a very beautiful town in the center of France, with a great history a lot of Castles and beautiful surroundings. Why we have chosen this destination? For a simple reason, that we have friends there, and for long time we wanted to visit them, but always there were a question about the easiest and fastest way to get there. As this town is almost 200km away of Paris, and is about 900km away of Barcelona, and always we were on doubt to go there by car or by plane. First one, by car, it always seemed impossible as our toddler was small, and we have never ever done such a long way by car with him, and we thought that it would be tough for him and for us. Second choice, by plane, we were almost decided to by flights, but then we thought that anyway we will have to rent a car in Paris and make 200km by car, and hours spent before the flight, during the flight, renting a car and so on, appears to us that is more likely to be a bad idea. Apart of that while you fly, you do not take all the things you need with you. So, at the end we decided to go by our car, and yes it was tough, and yes we were tired, but we took a lot of things with us, and the result, and sightseeing of the town worth all the efforts we made to get there.

Till the last day we were on doubt when is better to leave, and to go by car, during the day, make a lot of stopovers, and enjoy France as it is a really beautiful country, or to go by night with very few stopovers, and enjoy that our kid sleeps all the way. First choice seemed more attractive, as we like to travel and discover new places, but at the end we have chosen the second choice, easier for us and our toddler. It was a good decision, the better one. Our kid slept all the way to Blois, and we made several stopovers to breathe fresh air and be on our way.

Tips for a night car trip with a toddler:

1. Dress your kid with very comfortable clothes

2. Do not give milk during your trip, and even before the trip, like several hours before only.

3. Leave your kid to go to sleep later than usual, as he gets really tired and fell asleep right away in the car

4. Prepare car seat in a sleeping position

5. Prepare some snacks, as he will asks before sleeping

6. Be aware to make stopovers and take your toddler to the toilet, as it will be a surprise when you are on a highway and your kid is awake and asking for the toilet. (This haven´t happened with us, but we were mostly afraid of this)

7.Relax, there is a long way away.

Some pictures of the beautiful town Blois