which chocolate museum or tour

Hello,

We%26#39;ll be in Brussels and Bruges in Sept. and would like to include a chocolate tour or chocolate museum visit. Please advise which one(s) did you enjoy the most and why?

Thanks very much.

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I have heard (though I have to admit that I haven%26#39;t been there personally) that the Chocolate museum in Bruges is very good. A few enthusiasts in my family told me all about it: friendly, interesting and - most of all - very tasty!

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Hi Kathleentjev,

Thanks for your reply. We%26#39;ll put it on our list. I%26#39;m sure we%26#39;ll also be very tempted to go from shop to shop in town to try as many chocolates as we can :)

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Sorry, we thought the Chocolate Museum was a big waste of time and money. It is on several levels with wall exhibits of chocolate growing and history, then a chocolate-making demonstration (that was not in English despite their asking about languages in the audience) that had passed-around samples. That was a lot of standing around. We thought visiting the shops in Brussels Grand Place and in Bruges that offer samples and buying chocolates in those was a better use of our money.

www.choco-story.be/hist/en_hist_visit.htm

Check out their site and decide for yourself!

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I have heard similar (bad) reports of the chocolate museum in Brussels. Unless you know absolutely nothing about how chocolate is made, you might do better to just enjoy the chocolate shops, like the original Neuhaus in the Galeries St. Hubert. Or look at the links on here: http://www.visitbelgium.com/Chocolate.htm

I would recommend a visit to Pierre Marcolini in the Sablon, if only to look at the designs from the outside, in fact the Sablon is now a bit of a chocolate hub with Wittamer and Godiva also on the square and now Côte d%26#39;Or has opened on the Petit Sablon nearby. Also worth a visit is Frédéric Blondeel next to Ste. Catherine metro station, where you can order a selection of 4 %26quot;pralines%26quot; with a cup of tea or coffee (you get to pick out the ones you want).

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PS: as regards going %26quot;from shop to shop in town to try as many chocolates as we can%26quot;: it is very rare for chocolate shops in Brussels, at least, to offer free samples... The only time I ever got one it was because it was a new flavour (à la poivre rose, i.e. with pink peppercorns: not to my taste at all).

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Thank you all so much for your helpful comments and suggestions. I looked at both the Pierre Marcolini and Frederic Blondeel websites and downloaded a PDF of the Marcolini chocolate selections. We plan to do a lot of walking and exploring around the Grand Place Market in the Sablon area and a little rest while enjoying these sweets with a cup of coffee or tea sounds perfect.

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Oops, meant to type %26quot;Grand Place Market and in the Sablon area%26quot;. It%26#39;s been so much fun learning about Belgium.

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