chocolate.......

today was hershey. wow.

photo of the day #156

hershey chocolate world

the first thing we did was take a trolley tour around hershey, pennsylvania.  these 3 people were our singing tour guides....that's right, singing!  it was so awesome!  everyone on the trolley sang along to songs like sentimental journey, you are my sunshine and god bless america.  i must say that our group could sing!!!!!!  the harmony was incredible!  the driver even complimented daryl on his singing.
love the street lights in hershey!
this is one of the hershey factories.  the story of milton hershey was very interesting. he actually failed many times as a candy maker.  he started out in the caramel candy business because chocolate was not in the united states yet.  milton hershey is credited with bringing chocolate to the u.s.  thank you milton!
after lunch we went to hershey university and learned the correct way to taste chocolate! these were our supplies.......
we frothed this chocolate and cinnamon beverage just like the mayans and some other indians did.  this was an interesting drink.
colby was chosen from the audience to be a guest professor who was an "expert" at crushing cacao beans.  at first he didn't want to do it, but when she told him there was chocolate involved, he was out of his seat!  he even tasted a raw cacao bean!  
then the boys went to work at the factory and assembled their own packages of hershey kisses!
daryl and i didn't work.......we just wanted the cool hats!
quote of the day: "A love that has nothing to do with each other, for I feel my love for each of you is total and all-encompassing. Please watch out for each other and love and forgive everybody. It's a good life, enjoy it." ~Milton Hershey