http://annaliisa.vox.com/library/posts/tags/virginia+beach/page/1/ Bath product mania, snack food reviews, irrational rants, and daily observations about life in lovely little Brunswick, Maryland... en Vox Sat, 29 Sep 2007 20:30:53 -0400 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss virginia beach http://annaliisa.vox.com/library/post/alert-chocoholics.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(annaliisa) http://annaliisa.vox.com/library/post/alert-chocoholics.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://annaliisa.vox.com/library/post/alert-chocoholics.html?_c=feed-rss-full Sat, 29 Sep 2007 20:30:53 -0400 <p>The best part of my work trip to Virginia Beach this past week was discovering (thanks to the totally random suggestion of a stranger on the street who noticed the perplexed looks on our faces as we wandered aimlessly seeking out ice cream) <strong><span style="color: #8f42ad"><a href="http://theroyalchocolate.com">The Royal Chocolate</a></span></strong>.</p> <p>Located in Virginia Beach&#39;s <span style="color: #8f42ad"><strong><a href="http://www.vabeachtowncenter.com/">Town Center </a></strong></span>complex, the independently owned Royal Chocolate makes its own line of choco-treats and sells dozens of&#160;other brands of chocolate--milk, dark, and white--in bars, truffles, clusters, and nearly any other form you can think of. You can&#160;savor hot chocolate coffee drinks, gourmet chocolate toffee apples, chocolate fondue, chocolate covered marshmallows, and, if you can&#39;t eat chocolate but just want your house to smell like it, chocolate scented candles. The Royal Chocolate also makes thematic gift baskets such as the chocolate sea shells collection (an appropriate&#160;souvenir from&#160;Virginia Beach.)</p> <p>One of the owners explained to us that The Royal Chocolate attempts to stock hometown favorites from both the USA and abroad. Because nearby Norfolk is home to the largest Navy base on the planet, people from all over the globe pass through Virginia Beach, and if they crave a particular Toblerone bar or other chocolate product, The Royal Chocolate aims to have it in stock. Nearly any chocolate brand you can think of is&#160;represented here, including many popular organic and gourmet dark chocolate lines as well as famous brands from Europe. This shop has the most comprehensive array of chocolate options I have ever seen in one spot, which is impressive, and as an ardent&#160;supporter of independent businesses, I wish the owners continued success.</p> <p>&#160;</p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://annaliisa.vox.com/library/post/alert-chocoholics.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141f3afa685e00e398add25d0005?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> chocolate virginia beach chocoholics the royal chocolate http://annaliisa.vox.com/library/post/virginia-beach-virginia-shots.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(annaliisa) http://annaliisa.vox.com/library/post/virginia-beach-virginia-shots.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://annaliisa.vox.com/library/post/virginia-beach-virginia-shots.html?_c=feed-rss-full Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:36:12 -0400 <p>Here&#39;s a few quick pics taken in Virginia Beach, Virginia a few weeks ago from a friend&#39;s little boat:</p> <p>&#160;</p> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00d4141f3afa685e00d41443a5cf3c7f 6a00d4141f3afa685e00d09e77705bbe2b 6a00d4141f3afa685e00d09e77705ebe2b 6a00d4141f3afa685e00d4143d1fbf685e" at:format="strip-horizontal" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-strip enclosure-strip-horizontal" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style=" margin: 5px; border: 1px solid; text-align: center;"><a href="http://annaliisa.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d4141f3afa685e00d41443a5cf3c7f.html" class="enclosure-strip-link" title="Osprey in flight"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00d4141f3afa685e00d41443a5cf3c7f-120pi" alt="Osprey in flight" class="enclosure-strip-image" style="margin: 5px; border: 0;" /></a><a href="http://annaliisa.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d4141f3afa685e00d09e77705bbe2b.html" class="enclosure-strip-link" title="Virginia beach sunset"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00d4141f3afa685e00d09e77705bbe2b-120pi" alt="Virginia beach sunset" class="enclosure-strip-image" style="margin: 5px; border: 0;" /></a><a href="http://annaliisa.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d4141f3afa685e00d09e77705ebe2b.html" class="enclosure-strip-link" title="Osprey"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00d4141f3afa685e00d09e77705ebe2b-120pi" alt="Osprey" class="enclosure-strip-image" style="margin: 5px; border: 0;" /></a><a href="http://annaliisa.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d4141f3afa685e00d4143d1fbf685e.html" class="enclosure-strip-link" title="Waters"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00d4141f3afa685e00d4143d1fbf685e-120pi" alt="Waters" class="enclosure-strip-image" style="margin: 5px; border: 0;" /></a></div> </div> <!-- end enclosure --> <p></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://annaliisa.vox.com/library/post/virginia-beach-virginia-shots.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141f3afa685e00d41443a5e03c7f?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> virginia beach