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[:D] Many thanks to cartref, Quillan, Baz & Pierre ZFP for their comments and helpful suggestions.

[:)] Many thanks to Benjamin for the helpful suggestions!

[:@] My comment to ErnieY would be - it's not the scooters that are dangerous, it's the people driving them (same applies to cars, for that matter!)!!!  So what does he suggest my husband does on holiday? Sit in the garden or the car and miss out on the beauty of Brittany? Or lose even more independence than he has already by beling pushed around in an ordinary wheelchair? To be honest, I find his comments rather offensive!!

[:)]  Does anybody know if it's possible to hire a mobility scooter in Brittany, and if so, where? We are renting a gite in Brittany this summer, but because of a heart condition my husband is unable to walk very far. With luggage, etc. for a fortnight's holiday in the back of our car, we certainly wouldn't have room for a mobility scooter as well!! So in order to give my husband more freedom to get about, I wondered if it would be possible to hire one.    Efa.    

My husband & I will be spending two weeks (the first two weeks of July) in the Auvergne this summer.  We will be staying in a gite near Varennes sur Allier.  Does anybody have any advice or suggestions for places to visit in the area please?  We have seen Vulcania advertised - is it worth a visit?  We also have some information about Puy de Dome and the Train Touristique de Gorges de l'Allier.  Are there any "must sees" that we might not have heard about?