In my opinion, the alps (French or Swiss) have some of the best scenery in Europe. After Dijon we spent two days in Charmonix-Mont Blanc. The town was clearly built for tourists but it was completely surrounded by mountains so that made up for it. Our first trek (cog-rail) up the mountain was to visit ice caves cut into the side of a quickly receding glacier.
My favorite trip up the mountain was to the Aguille Midi. Two rather long and extremely steep gondolas were one of two options to reach this ~3450m high mountain. The other was climbing through the snow (yes, it snowed while we were up there). While I'm always down for a hike, having to bury my tent in snow to block high winds isn't really my idea of a good time so we chose the former option. Although bad weather had been predicted, we got a break in the clouds and snow allowing for some great views and very nice pictures. I promise, they're coming soon!
After our time at the peak we made a stop at the midpoint between the two lifts for a hike to a mountain lake. By the time we reached the lake the sun was out in full so even though we didn't get completely clear views from the top we got clear views of the top.
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