Heineken House

My mom and I went to the Heineken House today for the Olympics! Woo-hoo! I've been wanting to go here for a week now, but didn't want to mission out all the way out to Richmond at night time and not get in. The lineups are ridiculous in most Olympic Pavilions. We went during the day around 11am. My mom is a Dutch Passport holder, so we went ahead of everyone in the line! Saawwwwweeeettt! Since the colors of the flag are orange, white and blue the majority of the colors inside were a bright orange. It was wicked.

Once you get inside there are some fun interactive games to play. You can ride a race car at top speeds, you can hop in a bobsled and race on a track, you can put on a snowboard and race down a hill, you can get your lungs tested to see how healthy there are, and you can get your body fat percentage tested. All these games are done via digital media of some kind.

Of course, there is also Heineken beer available. It was too early for this though, so we drank water. Yes, I know we are exciting!The highlight of the day for me, was eating croquettes. MMmmmm... (wiki) Whereas previously the dish was regarded as a French cuisine delicacy of varying meat or vegetable content, in the 1800s it became a way to use up leftover stewed meat. After World War II, several suppliers started mass-producing croquettes filled with beef. The croquette subsequently became even more popular as a fast food; a deep fried meat ragout covered in breadcrumbs. Its success as a fast food garnered its reputation as a cheap dish of dubious quality, to such an extent that Dutch urban myths relate its allegedly mysterious content to offal and butchering waste. The "kroket" is even so popular that it is sold at Mc Donalds.

Heineken House was definitely worth the trek to get to!