We just returned from our wedding and trip to France and could not have had a better time! Thank you all for your recommendations last spring -- I have never done a driving trip abroad, so would not have considered the pyrenees or French countryside without your suggestions. We ended up doing a few days in the Pyrenees, staying in the mountain range. I found it difficult to figure out in advance how everything is related to each other, so we had to do a lot of driving, but the area was breathtaking. I definitely want to go back - we did not have time to do this one hike or the tall train. Then we spent two nights at La Benjamine btwn Pau and the Pyrenees, which was wonderful. Then we went up to the wedding in St. Emilion which was a 3 day affair with planned events. Spectular. Then the Dordogne, Bordeaux, and a couple days in the haut-medoc. The Dordogne was just fabulous and great value, even with the weak dollar. We ate 3-course meals with foie gras at least once a day, sometimes twice. Definitely going back sometime if/when (knock on wood) the dollar appreciates and can get a good airfare. Thanks FT!