The Skyview Wheel in Atlanta

17 August 2013 by 15 Comments

Atlanta, my hometown, likes a good prop like any other self-promoting city in the U.S.  We got the Olympics, we build & raze sports venues like there is no poverty around, etc.  When I heard we were getting a Ferris wheel in downtown Atlanta, I rolled my eyes (OK, not literally).  Another waste of money, probably tied to one of our many corrupt public officials…

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The Skyview wheel

Well, today, I was taking care of friends’ kids for the afternoon and after a visit to the Coke museum (the World of Coca-Cola, which I visited for the first time about a month ago), I decided to cross Centennial Olympic Park, kids in tow, and maybe give the Skyview Atlanta Ferris Wheel a shot.  We had contemplated doing this earlier in the day but there was severe weather coming through town and they close the wheel during bad weather.  After a two hour visit to the Coke Museum, the skies were clear and I decided we should give it a go since we were already there and I figured it would be a thrill to the 7- and 9-year olds with me (I was not wrong!).

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On my way to the Skyview, I stopped to check in on my brick in the park, RIGHT by the Olympic rings fountain!

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Approaching the Skyview: it sure looks bigger the closer you get!  (The Tabernacle in the background)

There was no line and we headed right into our “cab”.  The kids were thrilled!  The wheel moved to load the next cab and the kids were so excited.

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And the wheel started to move!

After loading the groups behind us, the wheel started going for real and, as we reached the top, we stopped.  (They were loading another group.)  The kids’ eyes opened BIG.  The 7-yr old started laughing nervously and squirming a little but she handled it fine!  We started going again and they realized we had reached the highest point.

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My fellow explorers on the Skyview!

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Looking down onto Centennial Olympic Park and its rings water fountain

The views were pretty cool, though for me, having worked in downtown Atlanta skyscrapers, the views were not new to me – just maybe more fun this way.  The ride was a thrill and seeing the kids enjoy it so much was well worth it!

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Looking towards CNN

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View of downtown Atlanta

I highly recommend the Skyview to anyone coming to town or even for intown folks who’d love an experience up high!

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Photo of the Week – The Georgia Aquarium

13 August 2013 by 4 Comments

The Georgia Aquarium is one of my favorite places to be like a tourist in Atlanta.  It is well done and even me, not quite nature boy, is fascinated by the marine life it holds and how it presents it.  The colors in this picture are some of my favorite in the whole aquarium.  If you come to Atlanta, stop by downtown and check it out!  I may also add that I really like the Chattanooga Aquarium.  Maybe y’all should do an “aquariums (or aquaria??) of the South” tour!

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Coke Museum Is It!

15 July 2013 by 16 Comments

Coke, or Coca-Cola, is the world’s most recognizable brand and most international product (except Cuba and North Korea…).  There is hardly a product – or an experience with a product – that is as universal as Coke.  In all my travels, it has always been there – even if with some taste variations.  If you are a fan of Coke, or just love a good story and good marketing around it, one of the best things to do when visiting Atlanta is to experience this global phenomenon in its own backyard…

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The World of Coca-Cola – or Coke’s museum

The Coca-Cola Company is headquartered in Atlanta where this very popular beverage was invented back in the late 1880s.  It was a time when pharmacists would make stuff that was supposed to be good for your health and you walked in to get your fix of good health.  Fast forward about 125 years and this massive enterprise is run from a campus right across from Georgia Tech, a stone’s throw away from downtown Atlanta where it has always been based.

Coke fans can get their fill of their favorite soft drink by visiting the famous World of Coca-Cola right by Centennial Olympic Park in downtown, the museum that houses many pieces of memorabilia – as well as the secret formula itself.  This is the third installment of such a museum – a fact most people do not realize.  Most people know that there was a museum in Underground Atlanta that pre-dates the current one but that was NOT the first Coke museum!  The first one actually resided in the company’s main tower on North Avenue.  It was intended mainly for company folks but if a visitor arrived asking to see it, they were let in.  I was one such person back in the late 1980s!

Well, today I went to the latest installment of the Coke museum so that makes me – in all likelihood – one of the few people who were not employees of Coke in the 1980s who has been to the THREE Coke museums! (let me rest while I bask in self-glory)

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The Coke Museum is right at the footsteps of downtown Atlanta and next to the awesome Georgia Aquarium

How to visit the Coke museum

The museum currently resides on the north side of Centennial Olympic Park, just to the west of Peachtree St., the main artery going through downtown Atlanta.  It is near the College Football Hall of Fame and next to the Georgia Aquarium and the Center for Civil and Human Rights – great neighbors and all must-see’s too.

You can easily get to the area via the Peachtree St. MARTA rail station.  So whether your are in Atlanta for a long visit or for a brief few days in business, the museum is easily reachable.  Of course, it has a parking deck (at a cost), and or your favorite ride-sharing service can take you there.  Depending on your pace, the museum could be seen in a couple of hours.

Memories

The museum puts on display a wide range of items from its history from serving trays to glasses to TV ads to vending machines to art work.  It is an incredible collection sometimes interrupted by the theme of the secret formula they have embedded in this third installment of the museum (and some new characters to appeal to the children).

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I remember this vending machine! OK, a similar one

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Very old Coke machine – I DON’T remember this one!

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Old Coke cans

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A small collection of Olympics torches (Atlanta’s on the left)

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A Norman Rockwell painting that Coke commissioned

Experiences

But the museum offers more than memories, it actually offers experiences…

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Like posing with a polar bear…

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3-D glasses for the motion-filled movie

But one of the funnest parts of the whole museum is tasting all the kinds of products the company makes around the world!  (“Veteran’s” tip:  make sure you try the Italy product and watch people try t!)

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Entering tasting room!

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And the masses taste!

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Press away!

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Tasters at work in the tasting room

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The Freestyle fountain machine is lots of fun!

The secret formula

The museum builds up a little the secret formula; the vault is a great idea!  It will walk you through Coke history AND show you where the famously secret formula is stored.

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But the key item to the secret of Coke, according to one of the videos, is really us, the consumers.  In this case, me…

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The World of Coca-Cola is well worth a visit when you come to or pass through Atlanta.  See it with the eyes of a fan.  And then see it through the eyes of a marketer.  Brilliant under both lenses.

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The Christmas Lights at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens

28 December 2012 by 1 Comment

Last night I went with family and friends to see the Christmas lights at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens in the first year of what I hope ends up being a new tradition for the city.  The Atlanta Botanical Gardens is, in a normal day, a beautiful venue:  well-designed, in a great location, and just very nice to explore.  Its most unique feature (for this non-botanist) is the floating walkway that meanders through trees seemingly in mid-air.

In any case, here are some of my favorite shots showing the variety of the lights and, if you look closely, the nearby skyscrapers of Midtown Atlanta.

Click on photos to enlarge and step through and let me know which is your favorite!

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International Atlanta – A Food Story

9 October 2012 by 19 Comments

Most people would NEVER think Atlanta is anything but a southern city that hosts CNN, the place where Coca-Cola was invented, and where Delta, one of the largest airlines in the world, operates from.  And perhaps that it has one of the top two airports in the world (which, to me, a taxpayer in Atlanta will ONLY be Hartsfield airport).  But people do not think of Atlanta typically as an international city.

Today, I took my Mom, stepdad, aunt, and uncle to a place that belies the view that Atlanta is just a southern provincial capital (which it was back in the 80s when I got here!):  the Buford Highway Farmer’s Market on Buford Highway right outside I-285.  I am not sure who the owners are but I find it more “real” than the more popular Dekalb Farmer’s Market where it feels people go just to show they are “cosmopolitan” and hip.  It is full of people from all ethnic backgrounds and I am not just talking about the staff.

In any case, my visitors were astounded by the great variety of Latin products (every product they know and/or use in cooking Cuban food; quenepas/mamoncillo that I used to eat as a kid; papaya, one of my Mom’s favorites; etc.), the large Eastern European section (with its incredible Russian product suite including ice cream!), and the incredible Asian section with aisles (one or more) for each of the following:  Korea, Japan, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, China, and on and on.  The ONLY thing I begrudge is the too-limited wine section.  I expected to find Bulgarian, Chilean, Greek, and other wines.  The wine section was tiny and with only the typical countries represented (Chile was but only a handful of wines).

Though I have been there before to buy all the ingredients for the Easter lunch I make for my friends or Christmas Eve dinner for my family (Cuban pernil), I had never stepped back to really gape at the diversity.  Sometimes, you have to see things through others’ eyes to discover them!!  As I had not expected to want to take pictures, I did not take my camera so the pictures I ended up taking were with my smartphone.  I include them here to share some of the sights at this awesome place – and I have special pictures that I hope my friend Pola will recognize…  Enjoy!

CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO SEE THE FULL IMAGE!

I used to eat these as a kid but w/o my Grandma knowing as they are a choking hazard!
Peppers galore!
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A Fourth of July Celebration – Atlanta’s Peachtree Road Race

4 July 2012 by 13 Comments

The Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, Georgia is a 4th of July tradition since the race was started in 1970.  It grew to be the largest 10K in the world with over 55,000 in 2007 and then it lost that title.  But for years, it was the largest one and it still feels like the largest one.

Did I Run the Peachtree Road Race?

The runners cover a challenging course with steep hills and usually heat and humidity.  I ran the Peachtree Road Race for 10 yrs in a row and decided to break the streak last year.  See, I didn’t want to be one of those people who cannot go out of town that weekend of the 4th because they have been doing the Peachtree for the last X yrs, with X ranging from the teens to the low 30s in number of years.  I wanted to break that streak and also save myself the waking up somewhere between 5-6AM to then tackle those steep hills and heat and humidity.  This year, I decided to pass up the opportunity to run again 🙂

The Prized Reward – T-Shirt

That opportunity (in the form of a race number) is not easy to get.  To get a number for the Peachtree Road Race, the best way is to have run a qualifying race.  But it is not only about getting a number but getting placed in a group ahead of the masses who likely will do a little more walking – and then slow down the folks who want to run it and maybe improve their time.  Be aware that the “walk to the sides and leave the middle open” rule is not observed to the great annoyance of most runners, especially when folks decide to stop running all of a sudden and the runner behind then has to do whatever to avoid running into them (no comment…).

It is not unusual at the end of June or early July to hear around town “know anyone with a number for the Peachtree who is not going to use it?”.  Why?  Why not just run the course with the numbered runners?  Well, you are right that the feeling of accomplishment would be the same but you may not know that the REAL reward is one of the prized t-shirts.  People do whatever to get one of those:  apply for the race & run it, get it from the spouse, buy it in eBay afterwards, or… get a number and join in on mile 1, 2, or 3 as you need the number to claim the shirt at the end of the race.  Dante’s inferno now has a tenth circle for the cheaters in that last group… At least walk the whole thing!  It is perfectly fine to walk it!!!

In my opinion, not all the designs over the last dozen years are THAT good.  I only have like two favorites in the group of t-shirts I have – and, no, none are for sale 🙂

A Hill to Remember – If You Survive It

Now, we have to talk about  the lovingly-name Cardiac Hill which is around mile 3.5 and is conveniently situated by Piedmont Hospital.  That hill is BRUTAL.  It makes little boys of grown men.  Depending on my conditioning on a given year, I could run it all the way and STILL keep running after it.  But even then it was NEVER easy.  Get it?  NEVER.  On bad years, I walked for a minute or I would make it to the top and then breakdown and walk for a few minutes.  The pictures you will see here are all taken RIGHT when the runners have finished Cardiac Hill whether running it or walking it.  You can see it in their faces.  The later in the race, the more the ratio of walkers to runners goes to the walkers (the people in the front qualified so are more likely to have better conditioning).  But even in the years when I could do Cardiac Hill and the immediate aftermath, there was a subtle hill around mile 4 that was worse for me.  Though it wasn’t as steep as Cardiac Hill, it seemed to be never-endingly long.  That’s the one that challenged me every single year.  I have run the Peachtree end-to-end without walking but that hill always tested me…

Spectating:  The Thing to Do – If You Are Not Running It

So, if not running it now, what do I do?  I spectate (sounds too much like Kaopectate..).  Spectators line up Peachtree Street (THE Peachtree Street, not one of the 100 or so impostors scattered around the city) from Lenox Mall down to Piedmont Park.  They make noise, cheer runners, high five runners, and on occasion imbibe their favorite drinks… hey, the offer them to runners too – I recall being offered beer when I ran it (never partook).

In any case, the Peachtree Road Race is great way to celebrate the good ole U.S. of A.’s birthday and share as a city a good time whether running or spectating (oh, or volunteering!  it takes a lot of them and I thank them!)

Enjoy the pictures showing the grit, effort, joy, and tiredness of the runners!  Click on the picture to open a new window with the full picture!

The front of the pack
The front of the pack at mile 3.5
Early runners
In the spirit of the day!
Cardiac Hill hath no mercy
Cardiac Hill hath no mercy, part 2
Runners after Cardiac Hill
Carrying the flag on the birthday of the USA
A patriot!
Spectators along Peachtree
Hitting the pavement
Hitting the pavement
Hitting the pavement!
Taking a spin while cooling off
Coming out of the spin
“Ahhh… that felt good!”
Doing a dance while cooling off (1)
Doing a dance while cooling off (2)
Doing a dance while cooling off (3)
Cooling off after Cardiac Hill
Cooling off after Cardiac Hill
Cooling off after Cardiac Hill
Cooling off after Cardiac Hill (1)
Cooling off after Cardiac Hill (2)
Cooling off after Cardiac Hill (3)
Cooling off after Cardiac Hill (4)
Cooling off after Cardiac Hill (5)
Cooling off after Cardiac Hill (6)
Dressed for the occasion
Happy runner!
Pair cooling off (1)
Pair cooling off (2)
Pair cooling off (3)
Cooling off after Cardiac Hill
Shadow in motion
A walking and a running shadow
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Right in My Hometown… Atlanta – What to See

3 August 2011 by 7 Comments

Someone suggested on a blog I read that reading a blog about a place written by a local can be better for a visitor than a blog about the place written by a visitor.  I agree that a local can give a unique perspective though I still like hearing a visitor’s perspective about a place.  Regardless, I thought I’d give my hometown, Atlanta, a crack in my blog though these entries will not be about a trip for me.  Well, it was the first time I got here as a teen in the 80s…

Atlanta, Georgia Skyline circa 1984

Atlanta Skyline 1984

Getting Around

Back then, Atlanta felt sleepy.  Everything closed at 10PM including McDonalds.  One or two shopping malls within my reach.  Taking the subway (MARTA) to the Arts Center station and from there connect to a bus to get to Lenox Mall or Perimeter Mall.  Boy, how things change: the subway now goes to those places and beyond.  MARTA does not have a great metro network unfortunately due to small-mindedness and the high cost of digging into solid rock.  But at least it does cover a good distance in the lines it does have.   The best part was when they finally extended MARTA to the airport.  Brilliant.  But stay tuned, there is a project called the Beltine (www.beltline.org)  which promises to add a circular route, intown, connecting at 5 places with the various MARTA lines.  That long-term project will begin to impact how we rely on public transport, at least for those of us who live intown for whom the Beltline may be just a walk away.

Or that’s the hope in this car-loving city.  Because if you come, I’d strongly recommend right now to rent a car.  Else, you are stuck to downtown and the MARTA line or hard-to-hail taxis.

Downtown Points of Interest

Atlanta is a wonderful place to live but I would not place it in a top 5, perhaps even top 10, places to visit in the U.S. if you come from abroad (my fellow locals may kill me for saying that… or do I just want a good secret kept secret??).  However, there is a lot of charm and things to discover in and around the city for those who can forgive it for not having the scale and worldliness of NYC or the beautiful natural setting of San Fran…  Nightlife is pretty limited in downtown proper unless there are a few conventions concurrently taking place.  But I define downtown as a very small part of the city.  A few blocks away begin neat parts of the city!

Despite all that, it has some cools to see and do.

In this part of town, you must definitely see the Aquarium – an impressive colossus best seend during a weekday (www.georgiaaquarium.org).  Right next to it is the new Coca-Cola Museum (www.worldofcoca-cola.com) (true Atlantans know to put the dash between Coca and Cola!).  I haven’t seen the new one but the old one was on the fascinating side so this must be too.  CNN is located on the opposite end of Centennial Olympic Park and its tour can be interesting.  Finally, the MLK Memorial is on the opposite end of downtown and an important historical site (http://www.nps.gov/malu/index.htm).  Underground Atlanta unfortunately became a massive souvenir shop SLASH smaller crime center so it is hard to recommend except you can see what are old buildings for Atlanta and imagine how it used to be end of 19th century which is of some value.

Oh, one more thing.  If you like a good view, go up to the rooftop bar at the Westin Peachtree for a phenomenal set of views of the city.  But no need to walk around, just plop down, have a drink and the place will rotate for you.  ‘Cause that’s how we roll.

Just Outside Downtown and Beyond but Still in the City

Just outside of downtown, a few gems to check out.

  • First, the Fox Theater dating from the 1920s has really interesting architecture (this is not where “Gone with the Wind” had its premiere; that theater is now the site of the Georgia-Pacific skyscraper in downtown right across from where Margaret Mitchell, the author, was struck by a bus leading to her eventual death…).
  • Second, the Oakland Cemetery (http://www.oaklandcemetery.com/).  One of the oldest places in town and with some famous people buried there (e.g., Bobby Jones).  The Jewish sector of the cemetery speaks to the long-standing presence in the city of the Jewish community and has some of the most interesting tombstones.  Go and walk about.  And bring your camera for some photo opps within the cemetery and of the downtown skyline, one of my favorite places to photograph it!  Also, it seems to put on a good tour during Halloween but I haven’t been to it…
  • Third:  Piedmont Park, our Central Park (or is Central Park NYC’s Piedmont Park?).  Expansive, with great views of the Midtown skyline, and plenty of people watching to do as you relax in this urban oasis.
  • Fourth:  the Inman Park neighborhood.  What used to be the suburbs in the 1910s, where the original owners of Coca-Cola (after the druggist who developed the formula) lived, and site of some beautiful turn of the century homes (19th to 20th turn of the century!).  As old as Atlanta gets for the most part and especially fun in April when a tour of homes is held.
  • Fifth:  The Fernbank Museum of Natural History (www.fernbankmuseum.org) in the beautiful neighborhood around Ponce de Leon Ave. with its exhibits and IMAX museum.  Granted, just about every city has one but it can be a nice break plus if you drive around the neighborhood you will see something a lot prettier than downtown!
  • Sixth:  Get lost in the neighborhoods just east and west of I-75, inside the perimeter (I-285, the ring road around the city) and north of the Chattahooche River.  You WILL get lost without a GPS or map.  But the houses go from impressive to almost Versailles itself.  Not a piece of Atlanta people get to see or understand when just coming for a convention and a MANDATORY part of the tour I give friends and family when they come.  These neighborhoods are part of Buckhead and Vinings but very different than Buckhead as you may know it by Peachtree Street.
  • Seventh:  Shoot the Hootch!  Or, get on a raft and go down river down the Chattahoochee River.  A typical summer outing for me when I was in college and right after but fun for families.  The river is pretty mild – but wear a lot of sunscreen!

Fox Theater

If you have children and all this sounds too adult, the Children’s Museum (www.childrensmuseum.org) right near the Aquarium could give the kiddos a good target place.  So mix the Aquarium and this museum (which is very much about hands-on activities and perfect for kids up to 7 years old) in on your schedule for the kids’ sake!

What Else Can You Tell Us, You Ask, about Things not in but Near Atlanta?

  • Stone Mountain Park (about 20-25 mins away) has what is supposed to be the single largest mountain of granite.  This mountain is walkable up the side or one can go up using a cable car.  Back in the 1930s a giant, football field-sized carving of Confederate heroes was made on the flatter side of the mountain and, whether you like the people depicted or not, it is something to see.  In summertime, a laser show takes places at night against it that is worth watching.  Stone Mountain, among many other attractions, features a model of a real life Southern plantation.  They moved structures from several plantations around the state to depict life on a plantation.  It is very much worth seeing.
  • For fun in the park, Six Flags over Georgia west of the city is ideal.  I am not much for this type of parks but it is good if you like ’em!
  • Callaway Gardens south of the city offers very nice, obvious, gardens but also things like butterfly exhibits and golf.  It is a family resort for those seeking that type of environment. (www.callawaygardens.com)
  • North of the city, you can head up the North Georgia mountains where towns like Dahlonega & Blairsville offer a great view into the south and mountain living (a lot of retirees from other states landing up there!  it is a choice spot for retirement in the corner of North Carolina, Tennesee and Georgia, 2 hrs away from Atlanta’s airport and less from Chattanooga).  Helen, GA is a pseudo-German town with fun Oktoberfest though a little cheesy overall for me.
  • Though I haven’t been to it, I have heard good things about Sweetwater Creek Park (http://gastateparks.org/info/sweetwater/) which sounds like nature’s oasis within a stone’s throw of the city.  Just like that you will find fascinating gems of nature and history (another example, the town of Madison about an hour plus east of Atlanta).
  • About an hour north on I-75, there is a true jewel of a museum.  It was quite unexpected when I heard about it and I was very impressed with its modernity, and the quality and contents of this museum given the setting in Cartersville, GA:  The Booth Western Art Museum (http://www.boothmuseum.org/)
  • Further north and getting close to the Tennessee state line are Rock City and Ruby Falls.  Pretty neat places to explore and fun for the kids.

Rock city (photo from http://roadsidegeorgia.com/site/rockcity)

Within the metro area, going to towns like Decatur with its diverse scene and great places to eat and Marietta with its old style town square and shops are great places to discover on your own.

Packaging It All Up

It is all fine and good to list all the things that can be done but how to package it and get it organized for execution?  Well, I can provide a strawman of how I would package up all the things to see and do.  Maybe a topic for a future blog if that is of interest!

What About Food?

In a later installment, I will discuss food and try to identify places near the stuff I have mentioned here so you can plan.  This will be my favorite section for sure!  But I must do LOTS OF research so it may be awhile 🙂

Other thoughts on things to do in Atlanta?  There is plenty more especially right outside the city.  Pipe in and help inform others on your recommendations!

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