HIDDEN TREASURESBy Jeannette Tibbetts C&I 515

4 Stockton Street, San Francisco, CA 94108-5830(415) 397-3030 ghirardelli.com

THE CHOCOLATE ACROSS THE BRIDGEThe Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate,

the opening of the San Francisco Bay into the Pacific Ocean. As part of both U.S. Route 101 and California State Route 1, the structure links the city of San Francisco on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula to Marin County. The Golden Gate Bridge has become one of the most internationally recognized symbols of San Francisco, California, and of the United States After crossing that bridge you may find your way to:

The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is a United States division of Swiss candy maker Lindt & Sprungli. The company was founded by and is named after Italian chocolatier Domingo Ghiradelli, who, after working in South America, moved to California. The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company was incorporated in 1852, and is the second-oldest chocolate company in the United States.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghirardelli_Chocolate_Company

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate_Bridge

Seestrasse 204, 8802 Kilchberg, Switzerland+41 44 716 22 33 lindt.ch

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Lindt & Sprüngli AG, more commonly known as Lindt, is a luxury Swiss chocolate and confectionery company.

The origins of the company date back to 1845. David Sprüngli-Schwarz and his son, Rudolf Sprüngli-Ammann owned a small confectionery shop in the old town of Zurich, to which two years later a small factory was added to produce chocolate in solid form.

BRIDGES, LAKES, AND CHOCOLATEThe Chapel Bridge (Kapellbrücke), a wooden bridge first erected in the 14th century. on the shore of Lake Lucerne, within sight of Mount Pilatus and Rigi in the Swiss Alps, has long been a destination for tourists.

Not as well known by sight but certainly by taste in the Lindt chocolate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzern,_Switzerland

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindt_%26_Spr%C3%BCngli

Michel Cluizel     201 Rue St Honoré, 75001 Paris, France +33 1 42 44 11 66 cluizel.com

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• Instantly recognizable is the Notre Dame Cathedral or Notre Dame de Paris, French for Our Lady of Paris on the eastern half of the Lie de la Cite in Paris France.

• Not far from there lies the store of Michel Cluizel.

• Michel Cluizel has been a manufacturer of high-quality chocolate in the French town of Damville in Normandy since 1948. He owns a store on Rue Saint-Honore in Paris.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Cluizel

Lyoner Straße 23, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany+49 69/6671 ext. 1 nestle.de

Although originating in Switzerland by the early 1900s, Nestle was operating factories in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany

and Spain.

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For the love of chocolate

Munich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the River Isar north of the

Bavarian Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany.

Along with sharing a border with Switzerland, they also share a love of chocolate.

251 Park Blvd, Hershey, PA 17033(717) 534-4900 hersheys.com

HISTORY IN THE MAKINGThe Liberty Bell is an iconic symbol of American Independence,

located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Formerly placed in the steeple of the Pennsylvania State House, it was moved from its longtime home in Independence Hall to a nearby glass pavilion on Independence Mall in 1976, and then to the larger Liberty Bell Center adjacent to the pavilion in 2003. The bell has been featured on coins and stamps, and its name and image have been widely used by corporations.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Bell

It is only fitting that such a piece of American History should share a state with The Hershey's chocolate bar. Usually called a "Hershey bar“ it is a flagship chocolate-flavored bar described as "The Great American Chocolate Bar" manufactured by the Hershey Company, invented by Milton Hershey. Hershey Milk Chocolate and Milk Chocolate with almonds and peanuts were both introduced in 1894.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hershey_bar