This post is a little bit different to the others I've written, but I thought it would be quite fun to change it up a little bit! Take a break from a baking post!
I was away in Barcelona for a few days last week and so I thought I would report back on my trip. Now I've never been a massive fan of Spanish food, mainly because my only residing memory of said food was from a trip to Lanzarote when I was about 10 or 12, which, needless to say wasn't particularly good! Other memories of that holiday include very smelly camels, a pretty bad apartment block, trekking down streets in the boiling hot sun trying to find the best price on a game boy and Pokemon game, and my brother burning the soles of his feet at a water park! A memorable holiday all round! My point is, that I wasn't particularly excited to go to Spain! However, going back at the age of 22 with much more refined taste buds (and a much more open mind!) I have to admit I was a serious fan of the food, which ranged from traditional tapas to burgers to Syrian (my personal favourite!). I intended to take photos of all the lovely food I but that didn't happen! It all looked far too good I suppose and I ate it before I had a chance to remember to take a photo!
You might therefore be wondering what this post is about!
Well, while in Barcelona, my mother and I went to the Museu de la Xocolata - I can't lie, I love chocolate, always have, most likely always will! Bit of a problem I suppose but one I can live with! Now I am sorry to the people of Barcelona, but their museum isn't a patch on Cadbury World, but, what I did love were all the sculptures that had been made out of chocolate! Now these I took plenty of pictures of, and I want to share them with you in this post! I apologise in advance for the quality of some of the pictures but the sculptures were all behind glass so some reflection couldn't be avoided!
Our tickets were bars of chocolate! Love it!
White chocolate Gorilla - picture taken just for my brother really who has always had a thing about monkeys...
One of many Asterix and Obelix sculptures.
Tom and Jerry - avid Barcelona supporters don't you know!
Another Asterix and Obelix sculpture - I just liked the hair and the small dog!
Bull fighters - obviously, we were in Spain!
Gaudi's famous Lizard statue recreated in chocolate.
Love Tintin!
Spongebob and Patrick
Quite possibly my favourite one, the house from 'Up'.
Some more Tintin
Bambi; no other explanation needed!
Giant Mini Mouse
The Barcelona Skyline - also one of my favourites.
A copy of a streetlamp from La Ramla, the main street in Barcelona - I just loved the delicacy and intricacy of it.
Smurf!
The Sagrada Familia - almost as impressive as the real thing!
Chicken Little
George and the Dragon
Love the detail of the slain dragon - especially the tongue sticking out!
And finally, a chocolate bear that looks really rather realistic!
So there you go, a selection of photographs of the awesome chocolate sculptures from Barcelona's chocolate museum. If you're ever in Barcelona go and take a look for yourself because there are many more than this (some of my photos were just too awful to use!) and they are well worth seeing in the flesh because they really are very impressive. The people that made them all have genuine skills!
Hope you've enjoyed this post and haven't minded a break from the norm! My next posts will be back to recipes as alas there is still no more news on the business :( keeping my fingers crossed that something will happen soon!
Bye for now!
Kate
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