Theos

Sunday was a dreary day but we spiced it up with a trip to Theo's Chocolate Factory.

and here is the chocolate tour posse

it was very cozy inside....a roaring fire to sit next to while we waited for the tour to begin

and lots of chocolate to "look at"

I think the best was the dark chocolate with fig and fennel - weird, and strangely delicimo!  Course, going into a food making factory meant we got complimentary hair nets.  When these were given to Geneva she was like "what...are....these....for"

putting on your noggin silly! But perhaps not like this...

Like this!

I think I look rather fetching as does Gen (bloody hell - check out my wrinkles!)

and before we knew it it was tour time

I had no idea there was so much involved in making chocolate.  Really my only education was based on Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory - and I am delighted beyond belief to confirm that there is no super scary river ride in this tour and sad to report....NO UMPALOOMPAS - those their suits were in plain view.  Maybe they have Sundays off for religious reasons?

Look how intently our merry band was listening...even post sugar high

and of course, the real reason of the tour was not education.  Who needs an education when you have CHOCOLATE

When we were done with the tour we ended back in the store (co-incidence? I think NOT).  There was an opportunity to add a pin to the world map to indicate where all the visitors were from.  They had run out of pins so I stole a pin from Australia (who care about that place anyhoo) and used it to indicate my glorious nation.  Amazing how many people had visited from the antipodes.

So yes, it was well worth going - a 2 month wait to go on the tour and the $6 entry fee was well worth it!