We then headed off to Broc to visit the Cailler Chocolate Factory. As soon as we arrived we could smell chocolate in the air. In fact, they have small vents coming out of the side of the building releasing the lovely aroma into the air. We checked in for the next English tour and then perused the chocolate bars for sale and pondered which varieties we might like to get afterwards. As we were reading the signs overhead, Anoop asked "why would you do that"? I looked up to see the slogan "Share" and we had a good laugh. Our tour group only had 7 people signed up for it which was great! The visit led us through the history of chocolate; as they finished with one era, a door would open to the next room and we would continue on. It was a fun way to hear the info and it was nice not having to read it all.

At the end of the tour, we entered a room filled with huge bags of cocoa beans, almonds and hazelnuts. It was fun to be able to pick up the beans and crumble them in your hands. They also explained about all the ingredients used for making the chocolate. The milk comes directly from 56 different farmers in the area and is brought to the factory twice a day. Also, instead of using imported sugar, the sugar cane is grown in the area. We were quite surprised by that fact and when we went back outside, we noticed that what had looked like corn from a distance was in fact sugar cane!

We continued reading about the chocolate making process and walked by a machine making one of the praline types. First the chocolate was poured out in a strip and then it was cooled and cut into smaller pieces. Afterwards, the machine poured a liquid coating of crumbled hazelnuts and chocolate over it and then it was cooled again. Lastly, it went through the packaging process and was loaded into huge 4 kg boxes for sale. There was also a big basket for sampling at the end which was a welcome treat!

At the very end, we entered a room with all the chocolate for sampling. There were 7 different bars and filled types for tasting – as much as you could eat! We sampled almost all of them and came out of there feeling very stuffed. Anoop decided that was a poor tactic on their part since it meant he wasn't as inclined to buy huge amounts of chocolate afterwards. Nevertheless, we seemed to manage just fine and came out with a wide selection of chocolate to enjoy later!