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Stone Mountain
After one last bathroom stop at World of Coca-Cola, we headed out of downtown Atlanta. Destination: Stone Mountain. Here’s the thing about Stone Mountain. It wasn’t initially on our plan of stops. But about two days before we left, a friend said, “You’ve got to go to Stone Mountain.” I thought, eh. Not interested. But then I went to the SM website, and got intrigued. They had a campground, so I figured that was a … Read entire article »
World of Coke
We knew the Georgia Aquarium was going to be a tough act to follow. But we had to keep pressing on. So after leaving the peaceful waters behind, we walked on over to the World of Coca-Cola. When you first enter, you mill about, not sure what you’re doing. There’s a countdown clock, though, so like good cattle, we obediently waited for the clock to count down and let us know what to do next. Turns … Read entire article »
Collector for life
Hello, bloglings! Sir Buffalo Sushi, here. Well, first off, I took some nice pictures from our trip to Atlanta. First we went to the Atlanta Zoo: First thing was the flamingos: This one is perfect! You have to admit that it’s pretty good… And even a turtle giving a piggie-back ride: Then we headed to the aquarium: And saw a HUGE fish: Then we went to The World of Coke: And I took a picture of the Coke Bear: He is much scarier in … Read entire article »
Filed under: Adventure, Fooling Around
Return to Chez Polka Dot
So we’re back. We did a tour of Atlanta, about which we’ll share in upcoming posts. Glad to see last week’s posts appeared as they were scheduled to do — how weird to see technology functioning properly! Too bad the house couldn’t clean itself, too, while I was gone. We tent-camped the whole visit. I used to tent-camp, as often as I could. But then my parents got a cool camper that they let us borrow, and suddenly sleeping on the ground, with no private potty, washing dishes with a spigot…kinda lost its appeal. So I have to admit, I was being a little snobbish about the whole aspect of spending several nights in a tent. In June. In Atlanta. But my parents have their camper up in NY for the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Adventure, Fooling Around