"My father, who saw the unhappiness that was painted in my face only an exageration of that sorrow which I might naturually feel. . . he now proposed that we should all make an excursion to the valley of Champounix." (68)
The valley of Champounix is the valley that lies near Mont Blanc in France. It is told that Mary and Percy Shelley visited this spot while in the middle of writing Frankenstein. Victor's father suggests they go there to free some built up stress and happiness because it is so surine there. The suriness of the valley of Champounix may also have been the reason why Mary Shelley went there while writing the novel perhaps for inspiration.
"The valley of Chamounix." English Department - University Of Pennsylvania. Web. 07 Sept. 2009. http://www.english.upenn.edu/Projects/knarf/V2notes/valley.html.
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