I had forgotten how much I truly love to travel. It is amazing to explore a different city and meet new people. Let me start with our AirBnB experience! The house we are staying in is so cute! We have a room with 2 queen beds and pretty much our own bathroom. There is a sink in our room so that if someone is in the bathroom we don't have to wait to brush teeth/do makeup/hair!
Tracy, the owner of the house, has 3 adorable dogs. This one loves us and wanted to stay in our room. We were worried that she was not allowed on the beds. We found out that she is! All was good!
This is the super cute kitchen where we made our dinner for the evening.
This is the front of the house.
Our cute bathroom
Our super cute room! There was a lot of areas to put our stuff and spread out a little bit after being in a car for so long.
Today we spent the day exploring Atlanta. I had a great time meandering the streets and walking to our destinations. We drove to the Capitol first from the house. It has a beautiful gold dome. There are beautiful trees in the front and a few statues depicting influential people from Georgia. This is the 28th Capitol I have been to. Almost to 30!!!
After visiting the capitol we made our way over to the Olympic Park area. First, we parked at the Aquarium parking garage (only $10 for the day!) We bought our CityPass online and it included 5 sites. It is good for 9 days and WORTH every cent!!! The first time you use it you have to go to the ticket line to redeem your voucher. After that, you just walk up to the CityPass line of each attraction that is included and you give them your booklet. Then, you walk right into the attraction! No waiting in super long lines.
Our first stop after parking was the CNN Center. We got a little lost walking there but it was found quickly. We went on the tour that shows you a behind the scenes look into how the news shows up on your TV! Our guide was Paula and she was really sweet. We were always in the back of the line so we bonded with the security guards.
Around the atrium/food court there is a timeline of key events that have happened in history. It was fun to find my birth year to see what went on that year.
I just thought this was funny :)
We ate lunch in the food court and ate at the BurgerFi! It was so good!! It was very filling. The fries were a great addition.
After eating lunch we went to Olympic Park. There are flags from many countries.
There is even a splash pad for children (and adult children) to cool off on a hot day!
Found the Olympic rings!!
We then decided that it was time to cool off at the World of Coca Cola building. Here, you learn everything about how Coca Cola is made, merchandise, memorabilia, see a 4D show and then you get to taste some Coke products from around the world! It was so much fun except for the rude people who push their way to try all the cokes. I guess you can't blame them, they are a little hyped up on all that caffeine!
Natalie designing her own coke bottle.
Oh yeah, you get a free coke at the end of the experience!
Our last stop was the Aquarium. It was really cool, but was like any other aquarium. They have 4 Whale Sharks which is pretty cool! They are huge!
Playing with the fishes!!
Look!! I found NEMO!!!!!!!
After leaving the aquarium we needed to get some ice. We decided to drive around a little. It was well worth it!!!! We saw Georgia Tech and some neat areas of downtown. Overall it was a great day but we are BEAT. We walked over 10,000 steps :) and now are ready for bed. We have another exciting day planned tomorrow! Thanks for sharing our adventures!!
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