Beantown: MIT and the Chocolate Factory

Sunday found us on MIT's campus. We started out at the school's museum, where admission was free until noon. Needless to say, it was very interesting to walk through the museum and see what those smartypants people had come up with.

From the museum, we walked to the Harvard Bridge.





















Rick and Sabrina told us about smoots. Follow that link, it's a very interesting story. It's like something that would happen in a movie, but it's real life. If you do your research, this picture will make sense.
















Once again, we recruited a stranger to get a picture of the four of us. I included some of my edited versions just for fun.




















































We eventually made it off the bridge and meandered over to the campus. I felt smarter just walking on that grass.
















After lunch at Au Bon Pain, we made our way back to Rick and Sabrina's for a little downtime and football (cuz you know me, I gotta get my weekly pigskin fix) before we went to the Taza Chocolate Factory for a tour and pretty much as many samples as it was polite to take.





















Before we were allowed in the back, we had to put on these nifty shower caps. I'm pretty sure that's where all those free samples came in; they were an apology in advance for making us wear them.
















A couple behind-the-scenes looks at the machines.











Mmm, stacks and stacks of chocolate.





















Read more about Taza Chocolate and how it got started. If you see one of their discs in a store near you, give it a try. It's definitely not your everyday Hershey's or even Godiva chocolate. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of those two (and their friend Cadbury as well), but when you're looking for something a little off the beaten path, Taza Chocolate's the way to go.