It's settled: we're heading east!

I talked to Nathan a few days ago and we decided that we will head east out of Paris toward Switzerland and the French Alps on our way down to Luchon.  We may not be able to ride up the grand cols (this year anyway), but we can drive up them.  Perhaps we can also sneak into Switzerland or Italy on the way.  Another option is to visit Monaco; that might be cool.  The good news is that we at least have a general direction...