Chocolate town

We drove into Hershey and it does indeed smell like chocolate here. Mostly in the downtown area where the chocolate factory resides. It's also a lot more rural than I expected. One of our locals in Delaware called it "Pennsyl-tucky." There's also a lot of rivalry between Delaware and Pennslyvania, which is a little David and Goliath-ish I think. And amusing... :)

First order of business, the chocolate martini. Need a better view of that?

And yes, it's as delicious as it looks. Vodka and Creme de Cacao with a kiss at the bottom. Yum!

And as usual, load in to the Hershey theatre was interesting. Picture several hundred pound boxes being maneuvered down that ramp and you have for an exciting morning...

Some things were flown in. Apparently they store the orchestra pit decking in an area 8 floors up by the midrail, only accessible by winch and in front of the one door to the outside. Cuz that's where it makes the most sense, right?

The Hershey theatre is gorgeous though. All gothic with quatrefoil designs...

Could these pictures be any worse??? Turns out that 8AM in a dark theatre with natural light pouring in from one small load in door and what amounts to a point and click digital camera without lots of ability to manipulate settings is not the ideal situation for clear stunning photography.

Who knew??

Chocolate factory today. More later.