GREETINGS FROM SOUTH AFRICA!!!MAXDOG here...
Hello there to all my furry friends from around the globe!!!
It is WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY here in South Africa today!... This post is especially dedicated to the NOT-SO-LITTLE-MAN (NSLM), MURRAY in Ireland!!!We would like to take the opportunity of wishing all our blogging friends a truly H A P P Y E A S T E R !!! We will not be blogging until Tuesday due to family committments over the weekend, so we thought we'd make it up by showing you something special for you today... So here goes... Last week Kim (from Golden Pines) allerted us to the fact she'd seen, in the news (in the USA),that the World's Largest Chocolate easter bunny was on display at one of our SOUTH AFRICAN shopping centres..the famous... SANDTON CITY
(I know this picture looks pretty gloomy with all the rain we've had,
but SANDTON CITY is "the" shopping centre in
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
It is surrounded by a number of upper-class hotels such as the Michaelangelo Hotel...)
Anyway... today the "Boss" and "MAXMOM' went in search ...of the World's Largest Easter Bunny... Their search began in overcast and rainy weather...
??? They had heard that a new world record had been set, in our city, for the world's LARGEST CHOCOLATE EASTER BUNNY! Apparently this particular bunny, sponsored by "Duracell" weighed in at 2721 kilograms and was 3.82 meters tall. Where was it??? The Peeps searched and searched ..??? and when they got to Sandton City, they discovered that oops....they had missed it!...(Sob!)?? Oh Dear!... It had been removed from the shopping centre a couple of days ago..The good news is that you can view it ... HERE! Please don't go yet!!!.... my story is only just beginning...!!! You see, sometimes when you search for something specific, you are pleasantly surprised by something unexpected...
Whilst searching for this elusive Giant Bunny, MAXMOM , found a wonderful display of delectable, delicious and decadently desirable Easter Goodies... This display, in one of the forecourts of SANDTON CITY, was presented by GELDOF CHOCOLATES (SOUTH AFRICA)
MAXMOM was enthralled at all the wonderful chocolate goodies on offer...
as well as all the folk in green T-shirts representing
NATIONAL AUTISM DAY!!!
Murray...there were chocolate doggies too...!
Millions of chocolate bunnies...
Chocolate Easter Eggs...
Yes...you are correct! That egg on the left is HUGE!!!
It weighs up to 14kg!
Here is another BIG egg...
(The little yellow duckies are actually money boxes)
Yet another giant egg...
Not only do Geldof make delicious chocolate,
BUT they also sponsor a charity called..
(an organisation which assists with head/brain injured patients)
Soccer World Cup fever is all about,
so they aptly offer little chocolate soccer boots and soccer balls too...
Everything is beautifully presented and so appealing to children and adults alike...
Whilst MAXMOM was looking at the display, she met a lovely lady, "Alex" who told her all about
It is a South African Company, but they import the chocolate from overseas and manufacture the bunnies, eggs and individual chocolate here.
Geldof have a number of displays and shops in the various shopping centres around our city.
Here is one at CRESTA SHOPPING CENTRE...
Back at SANDTON CITY however, MAXMOM was marvelling at the big eggs whilst talking to "Alex"...
MAXMOM told Alex about all my blogging friends around the world so she gave Mom the opportunity to go inside the mini-chocolate factory to take some pictures for you all...
This is the white chocolate mixing machine...
Once the chocolate is mixed it gets put into moulds...
...and then the moulds get put into a fridge to cool down...
After that they are removed from the moulds, the chocolates are filled and then individually wrapped...
Doesn't this basket look absolutely delightful!?!...
(I always think of the NSLM when I see those yellow chickens!)
Well it really was a pawsome display of Geldof Easter Goodies!!!
The surrounding shops in Sandton City have many SOUTH AFRICAN things for sale at the moment.
Obviously the Soccer World Cup is on everyone's minds.
Look at our Soccer World cup mascot...Zakumi...
...and all the funny hats which are for sale...
But the Geldof display was really the best...!
Thank you to Alex for showing my bloggie-buddies around!
I have always wanted to be a Chocolate Box Dog!
...and THANK YOU for the chocolates too!...
Unfortunately I personally can't report on them,(Sadly chocolate isn't good for dogs...sob!) BUT MAXMOM says they are... Delightfully, delectably, drooly DELICIOUS! H A P P Y E A S T E R E V E R Y O N E ! ! ! This is my...55th day of Grace!!! LotsalicksMAXDOG IN SOUTH AFRICA
