Return to album listAtlanta Trip Kate and I decided since we were living only 4 hours away, that we should make a weekend trip down to Atlanta Georgia. We decided to go during Valentine’s day weekend and had a great time. During the 36 hours we were in town we went to The Atlanta History Museum, High Museum of Art, CNN Headquarters, World of Coke and The Georgia Aquarium.
First stop, Atlanta History Museum. It gave an overview of the city’s growth, its culture, Atlanta’s involvment in the Civil War, and the 1996 Olympics
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Kate reading about a tree and how old it was during historic Atlanta events.
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A nice park area outside the museum.
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What a farm house looked like in the Atlanta area during the early 1800s.
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What a much nicer house looked like in Atlanta during the late 1800s.
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Making our way through Atlanta’s timeline.
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Tim breaking Jesse Owen’s Olympic long jump record.
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Kate showing her Olympic weight lifting skills.
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Civil War ammunition.
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Valentine’s Evening at the High Museum of Art.
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Samba music and dance, as well as dessert and drinks.
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Taking in the art.
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Being silly with the art.
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The museum had a Terracotta warrior exibit that we couldn’t take pictures of, but these fellas were glad to have their picture taken.
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What we thought Newbs would have looked like in the Napoleonic era.
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Stopped in the downtown Marriot for some coffee. Cool architecture.
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My starbucks doppleganger is Tom.
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Checking out Centennial Olympic Park.
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Panoramic view of the park.
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It was nice that a lot of main attractions are centrally located close to the park.
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Inside CNN Headquarters. Cheerleader Nationals were taking place the same weekend, and the food court was crowded with tons of pre-teens.
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The World of Coke.
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Georgia Aquarium
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The many types of Coca Cola vending machines.
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Even Coke machines for space.
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The many coke products served round the world.
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Kate admiring some Santa Coke art.
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Kate hadn’t had any soda in nearly 8 months. She decided to break her streak and have some wonderful syurpy beverage for one day.
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Popular Coke products from Asia.
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Popular Coke products from Africa.
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Free souvenir Coke bottles.
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Onto the Georgia Aquarium.
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Beluga!
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Very cool tunnel aquarium
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Manta Ray at the Georgia Aquarium
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Tank with Whale Sharks.
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Jellyfish!
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Some important Atlanta dude we saw on our way out of town.
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