Alps of France and

Switzerland

Narrated by Rick Steves

30 minutes; European Travel Guide

Rick makes a home base out of Chamonix, the original French Alpine resort, ever popular with international skiing and party crowds. Who says there’s no easy way to conquer Mount Blanc? Just hop a gondola and you’ll soar past the great peak, over glaciers and into Italy. We train over to Appenzell, Switzerland on the Glacier Express Railway and find Swiss traditions thriving in yodel-happy, cowbell country.