So in November 2015, British Airways had a fare sale to Europe. Through some AARP coupon codes and 30k Avios points… I was able to score business class tickets from LAX-LHR for $843 for the second half of July 2016. After I got some free tickets from SEA-LAX through one of my credit cards, Eurotrip 2k16 was officially official.

I put off planning for the next five months… and then I decided on Chamonix, Zermatt, and London. 18k Avios points later, I had RT tickets from LHR-GVA.

Fast forward to now, and I’m in the BEAUTIFUL Chamonix Valley!!!

Day 1 was spent recovering from jetlag. Day 2 was spent on the trail to Lac Blanc.

Mont Blanc Massif

Lac Blanc is like Seattle’s Snow Lake… beautiful, but heavily trafficked.

I didn’t mind though… there was a hut, where I had a crêpe, and an Orangina

A glimpse into the receding Mer de Glace

A better view of how far Mer de Glace has receded…

Also, the sunsets were solid. Here is Aiguille du Midi (12,602-ft, the structure at the top is a lift station, and where many of the alpine climbs start