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The Monterey Bay Aquarium

Jun 24, 2009
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Last Wednesday, we decided to stop by Monterey for plenty of fun, sun, and fish! Our first stop was on Cannery Row for some lunch, souvenirs, and sightseeing.

Beautiful Monterey

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Lunch was nothing too memorable, however dessert was; we picked up FOUR chocolate covered caramel apples at the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. Now if you've never had a bite of a Rocky Mountain chocolate covered caramel apple, you are missing out! They have different flavors to choose from and all of them are divine! Our four apples were Rocky Road, Oreo Cookie, Mudpie, and Avalanche. Talk about YUM! We also picked up three chunks of fudge (which ended up in the freezer when we got home...can't eat everything at once, ya know!).

Caramel Apple Heaven

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After sufficiently stuffing ourselves, we all went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium! It was a lot different for James to visit the aquarium this time in comparison to his first time. Not only was he able to comprehend what was in front of him, but he also got to interact with more of the exhibits! His favorite was the Coral Babies "Making Waves" exhibit. We lucky enough to have 10 minutes to ourselves so James could finally run across it! Of course, we also took some time to try on the costumes again. James decided to go as an angelfish this time.

I'm an Angelfish!

Yahoo!

Both James and Grace seemed to enjoy the Outer Bay exhibit - it was my personal favorite exhibit this time as they both decided to take a nap while we walked through it! Actually - Grace was asleep the entire time we were at the aquarium! We're definitely going to have to bring her back so she can enjoy all the sights, sounds, and animals there!

Peanut Butter and Jelly Fish

Matthew thinking some deep thoughts

That Seahorse is Popping out a Baby!

I just had to include this video somewhere. Hearing this woman cracks me up for some reason! Maybe it's because she thought the otters were weasels, or because she was seriously so amazed by them. Actually, it's probably because of her voice - something about it makes me laugh!

They Look Like Weasels!

Charles Chocolate Tour!

Feb 26, 2009
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In lieu of the Joseph Schmit chocolate line being discontinued, Dan and I figured we had to find a local chocolate replacement, pronto! Luckily for us, the San Francisco Chronicle recently had an article featuring a tour of Charles Chocolate, an artisanal chocolate factory (the only one in the country!). Surprisingly, Charles Chocolate is based in Emeryville, the same city as the now defunct Scharffen Berger Chocolate Factory was located.

Charles Chocolate

When we arrived, Dan, James, and I were the only patrons in the gift shop area. We later found that that we were the only people who were on the tour today - not a bad thing as we got to ask as many questions as we wanted and even got a few extra free samples just for asking! Yum!

Some of those gift boxes are made out of chocolate!

I'll take one of each, please!

The tour itself was pretty cool - we were directed into a room where the "chocolate bar" was located, and was seated right in front of window where two chocolatiers were at work. Our tour guide was very helpful and gave us plenty of facts about the history of the company, how chocolates are made, showed us several of the chocolate moulds, and of course the doled out delicious samples! James even got to sample each of the chocolates and fruit pates offered - and he loved every one!

They're making Fleur De Sel Chocolates now!!!!

mmm, can I have some more!?!?

You can tour Charles Chocolates on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 11:30 AM and 2:30 PM for free! (Anyone can view the chocolate factory without the tour during normal business hours.) If you have a chance, check out the factory at 6529 Hollis Street in Emeryville - it's a quick tour and a lot of fun!