Restaurant C

25 September 2017

Last day in Amsterdam. Beautiful fall day. Time to do some last minute souvenir shopping.....stroopwaffels anyone?

By the time this blog is posted I'm pretty sure they have already been eaten.......

A real Autumn with leaves and everything?!! We do not get this in Sitka!! Autumn in Sitka is when the leaves fall off the trees......all at once!

Our friend. Google. I found this restaurant with really good reviews and it sounded intriguing, I asked Ken if he wanted to try it and he didn't even skip a beat. Yes.

The idea behind the Restaurant C, which has only been open for about a year in 2017, is that C stands for Celsius.  Every course you will consume in an evening will be cooked between 200 Celsius to -20 Celsius! That's right, everything!!!

In fact the whole menu is laid out by temperature ranges!
‘Raw and cold’ (0-20°C) tartares and salads, 
Fish and meats cooked at a ‘low temperature’ (40-80°C), ‘steamed and cooked’ (100°C) soups and pastas, and ‘grilled and roasted’ (200 °C) burgers and steaks.

We chose to be "blind folded" that is, we picked the number of courses we wanted to eat, and they surprised us with each selection! This was a little easier for Ken to decide on than for me. While I am not picky, it made me realize I have a difficult time not having a choice!! In the end I found some courage and went for it!! Bring it on!!!! 

Then we waited to see what we had gotten ourselves into.........!!!!

First course: OMG. SO SO SO SO GOOD! I didnt even know bread and a yogurt sauce and a dollop of herbed butter could be so good, deliciousness!!!! 

They explained each course in exquisite detail, but of course we have a tough time remembering it all! I felt a little guilty taking pictures of the food, it was such a classy establishment!!

Everything was beautifully presented, simple yet exquisite!!

Hands down THE BEST restaurant I have ever eaten at. I encourage you, be courageous when you travel, you never know what you are going to get!!

Visit their website for more information or how to get there!! http://www.c.amsterdam/

Amsterdam Ripley's Believe It Or Not!

25 September 2017

Do I have to introduce you to Ripley's Believe It Or Not?
I admit we ended up here because we could not decide what to do in the plethora of options, but I remember watching episodes with my brother as kids so the allure was there to check it out!!

7 floors of believe or not, right in the heart of Amsterdam.
I ran out of battery from taking so many photos on my phone today, so here is a bunch(that made it) for you to enjoy!!

Ken will not let me try to replicate this "art". But you could see this in our front yard; right?!! And I know where to get tires!!!!! I kind of love it and want to bring it home with me!!!!

I got nauseous......Ken did it 3 times, for fun.

Toothpaste art!!

Can you believe this is created from CORNSTARCH!???

                    

Now to find us some dinner in this city that has everything!!