Erin uncovers THE WORLD'S WEIRDEST DINING EXPERIENCES...
For the thrill seekers:
Dine 800 feet above Las Vegas at the Top of the World Restaurant in the Stratosphere Tower, Las Vegas. This restaurant offers a great view of the city as it revolves 360° in one hour and twenty minutes. Too tame for your liking? The double-deck elevator takes 30 seconds from the ground floor to the observatory deck; that is 1,800 feet per minute or 3 floors per second. After dinner, enjoy any one of the three thrill rides from Insanity which hangs its riders 64 feet from the tower and spins them up to 3 G’s to Big Shot which catapults to a height of 1,081 feet at 4 G’s.
For those of few words:
There’s no such thing as a language barrier in this Barcelona restaurant because the only language spoken here is the language of pantomime. Mim, a theatre-cum-restaurant, offers a unique dining experience with mime waiters and various mime sequences acted out in-between courses. (Not for those with a severe hatred for mimes of those afraid of being caught in an imaginary box.) Mim, Paris 193/197, Barcelona
For the potty mouths:
Head to the Toilet Bowl in Taiwan for a toilet-themed dining experience. Diners sit on Western-style toilets while eating out of Asian-style ‘squat-pots.’ Portions come in two sizes: number 1 or number 2. Restaurant complete with colourful tile interior and urinal light fixtures. I’ll pass on the chocolate ice cream, thanks.
Toilet Bowl Taiwan, Taipei Metro Hsinpu Station Exit 1, Taiwan
For the deep sea divers:
Take a three-minute (simulated) submarine voyage to reach Al Mahara, an underwater seafood restaurant underneath the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai. Restaurant also includes a magnificent circular aquarium. However, these amenities are no gimmick; Al Mahara is ranked as one of the top ten best hotel restaurants in the world.
For the spud lovin’:
Potato pancakes, potato - meatballs, florentine potatoes, potato casserole, rösti potatoes, baked potatoes, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, potato latkas… You best like potatoes because that’s what you’re getting at Der Kartoffelkeller, a restaurant in Berlin with over eighty menu items dedicated to the potato.
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Posted by: Bob Stupak | 27/07/2006 at 04:38 PM