THE TASTE OF HAPPINESS
By Hannah
Today, we went to the Coca-Cola factory. It was the best 14 dollars I have spent in a long time. When you walk through the door, they hand you a complimentary Coca-Cola. We then walked into a large room where it felt like everything ever made by Coca-Cola was there, dating back to the first bottle of Coca-Cola, made in 1886. There were posters, delivery bikes, bottle caps, and so much more, reaching way back into history.
Then, you walk through a set of double doors into a small movie theater. In the theater, they play a short film of families and friends and how it represents happiness. I thought some parts were sad, but the overall message was that Coca-Cola brings us together.
Suddenly, the screen goes up and you move on into a large room with the original Coca-Cola polar bear. People are taking photos with him to your left, and to your right, there is the process for making a bottle of soda. Right in front of you, there are stairs up to the history of Coca-Cola exhibit, a bottle-designing station, the gift shop, and the best part of all: the cola tasting room! Siri, Grace, and I ran around the room tasting over 200 flavors of soda, starting with the flavors they distribute in North America and moving to South American sodas, then Asian sodas, and then to African and European sodas. There were some extremely gross flavors, and some pretty good ones, too. Europe had a flavor that tasted weird; I would not recommend trying it. The best flavor I tried was the green label Coca-Cola, made with Stevia.
Just five minutes later, I started to go bonkers. Too much Coca-Cola. Then, on the way to the historic restaurant, the Varsity, I had the hardest sugar crash of my life. Still, the Coca-Cola factory was an amazing experience, and I hope I will be able to visit again.
Then, you walk through a set of double doors into a small movie theater. In the theater, they play a short film of families and friends and how it represents happiness. I thought some parts were sad, but the overall message was that Coca-Cola brings us together.
Suddenly, the screen goes up and you move on into a large room with the original Coca-Cola polar bear. People are taking photos with him to your left, and to your right, there is the process for making a bottle of soda. Right in front of you, there are stairs up to the history of Coca-Cola exhibit, a bottle-designing station, the gift shop, and the best part of all: the cola tasting room! Siri, Grace, and I ran around the room tasting over 200 flavors of soda, starting with the flavors they distribute in North America and moving to South American sodas, then Asian sodas, and then to African and European sodas. There were some extremely gross flavors, and some pretty good ones, too. Europe had a flavor that tasted weird; I would not recommend trying it. The best flavor I tried was the green label Coca-Cola, made with Stevia.
Just five minutes later, I started to go bonkers. Too much Coca-Cola. Then, on the way to the historic restaurant, the Varsity, I had the hardest sugar crash of my life. Still, the Coca-Cola factory was an amazing experience, and I hope I will be able to visit again.