Verdier Chocolatier

We had another excursion the other day with my program. We went to the chocolate factory called Verdier Chocolatier. We took a small tour down a hallway which was lined with glass windows. We were able to watch the different steps to creating handmade candies. It was really cool to see all the machinery involved! I'm not sure how I'd feel about being the workers who are constantly observed from behind glass, but oh well. The chocolate was really delicious. Verdier is known for their chocolate covered raisons- they soak the raisons in wine before making them and they last for 9 months and are shipped all over the world. All and all, I ate a lot of chocolate in a short amount of time :)

After the tour, Courtney and I wandered around the downtown area. We got a little lost, but were able to communicate with the locals to find our way. We went through some cool shops and I bought some Christmas presents/ souvenirs :) We also ate lunch at a super good cafe. I bought one of my favorite french desserts. It was a mixed fruit tart.

Courtney and I decided that we wish there was a way to save tastes so that we could go back to it. My mouth is watering just remembering how wonderful it was. The downtown area is very pretty and I finally bought my skinny jeans. Overall it was a successful in day in downtown Pau and a fun day of French shopping.