Oh and we are officially in love with Tuscan cuisine. I had a request for details of the places we stayed at. Here's the contact info:

FRANCE - Lyon: lespasquiers@orange.fr [1] (Tel: +33 474 69 86 33)
FRANCE - Aix-en-Provence: m.cuxac@wanadoo.fr [2] (Tel: +33 490 08 36 89)
ITALY - Vicchio: info@leduevolpi.it [3] or heidiflo@gmail.com [4] Tel: (+39 055 840 7874)
SWITZERLAND - Lucerne: mail@wilden-mann.ch [5] (att: Christian) Wilden Mann Tel: (+4141 210 16 66)