A long day from Chicago-Paris-Chamonix by plane, bus and trains – three trains to be exact. But it’s all worth it once you arrive in the gorgeous tourist and mountaineering mecca of Chamonix, France.
Glaciers, Mont-Blanc (the highest mountain in Europe,) huge trams up the mountains, gondolas, chair lifts, hiking and mountain biking trails everywhere you look along with the excellent French cuisine. What is there not to like?