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Caption: October 17, 2015 Perugia Eurochocolate
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Caption: This Saturday some friends and I took a bus to Perugia for Europe's biggest chocolate festival!
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Caption: Located on a hill, Perugia is cute and small. Their transportation is called the minimetro - and it is indeed mini! Because of the chocolate festival this weekend, the metros were pretty packed. Once we arrived at the top of the hill, though, the views were gorgeous...
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Caption: what a beautiful backdrop for all the chocolate consumption that followed!
Caption: The festival consisted of streets filled with stands selling all things chocolate. There were also raffles and a few street artists.
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Caption: My friends and I spent the afternoon sampling a little bit of everything! Hot chocolate (dark & white)...
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Caption: 1 friend outnumbered by 2 hot chocolates - she was up to the challenge!
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Caption: marmalade...
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Caption: chocolate limoncello...
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Caption: plain old chocolate, of course...
Caption: churros with chocolate...
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Caption: mini pancakes with chocolate...
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Caption: about two seconds passed between these two photos! To be fair, we split them five ways...and they were so good!
Caption: strawberries with chocolate and
whipped cream! ...and my personal favorite was a classic:
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Caption: This year, the festival's theme was mustaches; here we are with a giant chocolate one!
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Caption: before leaving, I picked up some unusual chocolate treats as gifts, like pasta!
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Caption: Everyone's favorite sweet in a beautiful town - a great day.
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