When we lived in The Netherlands, we stopped at the Schokoladenmuseum on a few occasions. It was always nice to see the river at the end of a walking day out

At the Schokoladenmuseum in Köln (http://www.schokoladenmuseum.de/), the museum is in a building in the shape of a boat, located not surprisingly on the western bank of the river Rhein. Inside, one can see some of the historical references to chocolate by people and cultures around the world. Though parts of the factory are behind transparent plastic-guard shielding, one can in fact see some of the chocolate being made. At the “bow” of the ship, there is a chocolate fountain where a person dressed in white and white gloves holds out a silvered tray of biscuits. Upon request, this same person will dip a biscuit half-way into the chocolate, and place it on the tray for you to pick up. Mmmm … “bitte, noch einmal …?” / please, may I have more than one …?”