Vaux le Vicomte, Palais du Chocolat

 You go to Vaux le Vicomte's Salon du Chocolat so off Susanne and I went.
It was Susanne's first time and my 3rd so I was the guide.

Ah the smell of it! Throughout the chateau - it was inescapable...

Tower upon tower of chocolat...here to adorn mini crepes made-to-order

A giant tower of chocolate macaron sculpture.

The French obsession with towers goes beyond the Eiffel Tower...

...it seems.

The piece de resistance in the chateau's Grand Salon made by Frederic Cassel.

Lots of people too, but nothing like the Paris Salon du Chocolat or Versailles so completely managable.

Lots of dipping.

Some chocolate "glue". Miam

More dipping.

Chocolate covered almonds from Mazet Confisieur.

 Moliere was there, since he attended many balls at the chateau in former days.  

 Pastry chef Sadaharu Aoki was there.

...with his latest creations, chocolate-covered macarons.

Plus his excellent uncovered macarons.

After we'd filled up on chocolat.
They sent us off to divine divans for a much needed nap, before trudging home laden with bags of chocolate. Quite a grand trick or treat day. Thank you for insisting I go PB readers!

BONNE LUNDI!