The first stop was Centennial Park. The park that was built right in the middle of downtown Atlanta for the Summer Olympics in 1996 (?). It was a beautiful place and of course we had to have some pictures of it.
Then we were onto the CNN Studios. Ok...maybe CNN isn't my favorite news channel, but I wanted to do the "behind the scenes" tour and see what it was like. Paul stepped up as a volunteer newscaster and had the opportunity to read from a teleprompter like he was promoting the news. He was a big hit! He did such a great job and was very impressive. I'm mad.....they didn't tell me we could take pictures in there until he was already done. I would have LOVED to have a shot of him doing the news!
Our next destination was the Wonderful World of Coca Cola. Seriously....what better place could a Coke addict like me have a wonderful time? This was really a fun place to hang out. We saw old Coke commercials, saw old Coke memorabilia, saw how Coke is bottled, and saw everything and anything that was Coca Cola. But the HIGHLIGHT of the whole place was the tasting room. They had a room full of soda fountains from Coke products all over the world. And you could have all you want!!! Where else could you taste Bitter Lemon soda, or Mandarin soda, or Watermelon soda, or some other really nasty flavored sodas. Some were okay....but others were like drinking mouthwash. My favorite area was the room that had all the U.S. Coke products and you could just sit there and drink all that you wanted.....oh heaven! We were treated to a souvenir bottle of Coke that we had seen bottled during our tour. A really fun place!
Final sightseeing of the day was spent at the Cyclorama. The Cyclorama was a HUGE painting 40 feet tall and as long as a football field that was hung in a circle with an authentic diorama built in front of it which depicted the Battle of Atlanta during the Civil War. You sat in seats which slowly turned in a circle so that you eventually saw the whole painting while it described the battle that took place that day. The museum also housed some Civil War artifacts which we enjoyed looking at.
Last thing in Atlanta for this trip was to find someplace to eat. We headed back town and ended up at Pitty Pat's Porch. An authentic southern restaurant decorated Gone with the Wind style. Seriously, we had WAY TOO MUCH food to eat. Paul chose the salad bar which was filled with Pickled Okra, Beets, Macaroni Salad, fresh green salads, Tomatoes, and so much to choose from. I picked the good old Southern Fried Chicken (I did have help eating all this food). We had an appetitizer of Blackeyed Pea Cakes with a Southern Salsa made with Tomatoes, Onions, and Peaches (oh my gosh.....delicious). My plate had 3 giant pieces of fried chicken and real mashed potatoes and chicken gravy (the best ever). I also had sides of Collard Greens and Blackeyed Peas. Oh and we certainly can't forget the Sweet Potato Muffins they served! Ok....I have to admit I tried to avoid Collard Greens in the past, but oh they were so delicious. The best Southern Meal ever!
We walked off our dinner and headed back to the car. We still had an hour to kill before we had to be at the airport -- but we decided to just leisurely take our time and head that direction. The rest of the evening was spent "people watching" at the airport while we waited for our plane.
We walked into our house at 12:15am but it concluded another great time that me and the husband spent together and lots of fun memories to look back on!
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