Jeff LOVES cities, so when choosing a city to leave from
this time, Atlanta came to mind. Last time we explored New York City but I
wanted something new and different for us to explore together. It was a great
choice and we had a blast!
Atlanta was anything but HOT when we went and stupid me, I
forgot to bring jackets. I mean, who remembers jackets when it’s been 80
degrees through Christmas and New Year’s? Our first stop on the freeze train
was the famous World of Coca Cola. I can’t remember being so cold since the
beginning of last year when the weather plunged down to 19 degrees outside! I
am probably exaggerating but we were pretty cold. Once we got our tickets and
thawed out a bit, we started enjoying our experience. The best part about when
Jeff and I travel, is that we end up having the same end game and this time,
all we wanted was to get to the end to taste test all the different sodas and I
wanted a picture with the polar bear. It surprised me how nasty some of the
sodas were. I had one that tasted exactly like mouth wash and another one that
tasted like cherry cold medicine that my parents would force down my throat
when I was a child. Our favorite flavors were the Bibo mango for me and the
Bibo kiwi for Jeff from Africa.
That night, we ended up going to a hookah bar we passed on
our way back into the city called Sivas. (Luckily we ate near a mall and got Jeff a new jacket). I’d never been to a hookah bar before,
so why not? It was very interesting. We decided to put a vodka shot in the
water bowl place for a different effect. The feeling was similar to being
extremely tipsy but only for 10 minutes or so, which was perfect for me because
I start hating the feeling of being tipsy/drunk after about 30 minutes anyways.
Since it was our first time ever doing this kind of thing, our server kindly
switched out our breathing tube (?) for an ice one. Now that, was a pretty
awesome feeling. It’s like feeling up your lungs with a toned down icy feeling
and enhanced the flavor of the tobacco. I know I sound ignorant on this subject
and I am, but we had fun doing it!
The next morning, Jeff and I tried out the CNN tour and got
to be news anchors for all of 4 seconds! I’m a nerd for having the news channel
on and watching the weather channel, so it was cool to see the inner workings
of this particular channel. I can’t help but wonder how awesome it must be to
work for a company like that?
Stone mountain was up next on our list and all we had to
decide is if we wanted to take the freezing and windy one-mile hike up or the
nice enclosed skytram for $10 per person. After feeling how cold it was on our
way to the CNN tour, we went with the skytram. As nice as the hike would have
been, the tram was the way to go. As soon as we stepped out in the open area of
the rock, the wind smacked us in the face. Tears started burning their way down
my face involuntarily from how bad it was blowing. We snapped several pictures
really quick and ran back inside. Once we were a bit warmed up, we ran back
outside for a few more brief minutes to snap a couple more pictures. No longer
able to handle the cold, we headed back inside and waited for the tram to take
us back down the mountain.
Jeff and I both enjoyed Atlanta and the time we had
together.
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