Ritter Sport Chocolate Factory Museum

After work on Friday we headed to the Ritter Sport Chocolate Factory Museum. It was so hot this day! We thought we'd melt on the short walk to the museum. Germany weather is crazy, freezing one day and scorching the very next! Anyway, we made it and read all about the process of making the delicious Ritter Sport chocolates that we've become addicted too. We watched a short video in German and then headed to the shop and loaded up on wholesale chocolates!! Yum! They even sale some random, tester flavors so it was fun to try them. Naomi kept thinking we were going to get cheese because she's used to going to the Tillamook Cheese factory. Even though we'd explained to her that there was only delicious chocolate here she'd forget and whisper, "Dad, where is the cheese?" Haahaa! You don't actually get to see the process of the chocolate being made (I thought there'd be a chocolate fountain for some reason) but it was fun to see the history of it all.

         

         

After the museum we walked around the town and saw this May Pole! So cool! Naomi chose a book out of a "Take One, Leave One" library. It's in German but she thinks I can read German so I "read" it to her :)

       

The craziest part of the trip happened on the return trip home. Chris was getting out of the bus with Naomi in the stroller and the front wheels slipped under the bus right as the driver lowered the bus for passengers to get out. The tires were pinched and no tugging or pulling would get them out. The bus couldn't lift up because the doors were open and the doors couldn't close because the stroller was in the way... The driver was so flustered and we just kept smiling because it was just so nuts! All the passengers kept looking and trying to help. The driver finally pulled forward a little and it turned the wheels and the stroller was free! He was so concerned that we were alright and that the stroller was undamaged. We said all was fine and went on with our journey. The stroller really was unscathed, we thought the wheels would be dented, but nope!