The most STUNNING gondola in Europe is in Chamonix, FRANCE

Our mission today is to take gondolas from Chamonix, France to Aiguille du Midi, hoping to catch some amazing views of Mont Blanc before hiking Grand Balcon Nord! We also visit the waterfalls of Gorges de la Diosaz. All in 4K!

But first we need to travel from Geneva to Chamonix. Chamonix is not well connected by train to Geneva. There are a number of shuttle companies that will drive you from Geneva to Chamonix, France - but honestly, there aren't many that are well rated. Digging around on the SNCF website reveals another option - a French bus that will pick you up in Geneva, Switzerland and drive you to Chamonix! And it's not expensive! This is a great option for transport, but it only runs once or twice a day.

Unfortunately the rain takes over right when we arrive and we awaken to light drizzle. After researching things to do in Chamonix in the rain, we decide to head to some nearby waterfalls. Taking the train in France is easy! We arrive at Gorges de la Diosaz, where they were checking for COVID health passes in August, 2021. We have an hour or so without rain (yay!), but then it starts again. At least this causes a lot of other visitors to leave.

The next day, we are really excited to awaken to mostly clear skies and web cams reveal clear skies above the clouds. Despite my fear of falling (which IS different from a fear of heights!), we then take the cable car / gondola to Aiguille du Midi and then over to Pointe Helbronner, Italy on the Panoramic Gondola (with stunning Mont Blanc views). Once we're giddy from the views, we head back down for a hike. The hikes starts from about halfway back down the mountain, and heads to the right from the gondola station - following the Grand Balcon North trail. This is a well traveled trail that will take you all the way to Montenvers train station, where you can catch a train back to Chamonix. Just be mindful of when the last train leaves! We realized we were running really late and had to hustle to make it (or possibly NOT make it!).

Chapters:
00:00 Traveling to Geneva
00:50 Taking the SNCF bus to Chamonix
02:25 Chamonix, France
02:37 Gorges de la Diosaz
05:13 Dinner at Plan B Hotel
05:47 Aiguille du Midi Mont Blanc cable car
08:50 Pointe Helbronner
10:28 Hiking Grand Balcon North

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Recommended Hotel and Restaurant/Brasserie:
Plan B
https://www.planb-chamonix.com/en/wel...
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Music (in order of appearance):

Siarate / Soft Speak by
Trailer Worx / Sunshine in My Pocket
Imprismed / Dead Cat
Aluvio / Through to You
Trailer Worx / At the Piazza
Tape Machines / Evergreen Fields
Par Hagstrom / Ode to What Could Have Been

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