Eye Candy

Most malls in UAE have shops labelled 'Roastery' tucked away in corners displaying attractively wrapped products at their windows. Initially I thought it was something to do with coffee or even nuts, it was only later I realised that they were specialised shops selling custom-made chocolates; sometimes one finds flowers, teddybears and other knick-knacks too.

  

I just love taking pictures of the sweet stuff especially eye-catching displays like these but very often I have to curb my itching fingers when I am faced with banners which tell me in no uncertain terms "No Photography allowed". Yeah well I took the above picture just a minute before I saw the board;-D

The supermarket aisles are crammed with chocolates during the festive season and we are often spoilt for choice. And if you have a couple of kids tagging along, u can be sure that we will be spending half the shopping time trying to stop them from placing more and more goodies into the trolley;-( 

This outlet is a favourite with the kids; the chocolate fountain gets atleast 2 minutes of attention everytime we go there. Even though there are a variety of fruits and mashmallows on display the children prefer just strawberries with dark and white chocolate. Well me too, somehow this particular combination just hits the spot;-D

This picture was taken last year on the UAE National day. U guessed it, this display of chocolates was centred around the colours of the National Flag:-)