The Chamonix side has more to offer in the way of a cafe with cheesey, gooey yummy lunches and a gift shop so that you can prove to your friends that you made it to the top of the Aguille du Midi. There are extensive exterior walks and opportunities for you to take the most impressive photos of your vacation, and an elevator takes you even higher for a stunning rooftop view to make you feel like you are quite literally on top of the world. “And above it all, Mont Blanc,” as Percy Bysshe Shelley noted in the 19th century — the mountain is no less impressive now than it was in the time of the Romantics, and we have the means to get much closer than Shelley and Byron.