Brittany/Normandy is the destination. With a detour to Paris to see some friends there (Dick grumbles, but really, how bad is it to spend a few days in Paris?) We stopped in Normandy many times during our four years in Brussels, but only once visited Brittany. Investigation a couple of months ago quickly showed that in order to do that we could not really rely on the trains – there are no connections Brussels to, say, Rouen, and the result is you train from Brussels to Paris, change stations (with, needless to say, your luggage) and take another train to Rouen. Then back to Paris, change stations, another (fast) train out to Brittany – and after that you must get around by car. So we decided we’d just rent a car and forget dragging our suitcases around train stations. (Renting a car entails collision damage insurance which will add 670 euros to the cost, but it turns out that the particular credit card we are using will cover that for 15 days or less – so, natch, we’ll rent the car for 15 days!)