Journey to the East

No we weren't going to Mecca or anything like that, we were traveling to Atlanta, Georgia and then off to our nation's capital. Our friends, Dennis and Connie met us in Atlanta to show us the town. First off to the famous Atlanta Aquarium. I had always heard about this Aquarium but until you are in it you just don't really appreciate the immensity of the whole thing. So view a few photos.

Then off to the famous Varsity. The Varsity is a hamburger and hot dog joint that has been in business for years.

After lunch we went to the Coca Cola Museum, did you know Coca Cola was founded in Atlanta. There is rumor it had cocaine in it originally, is that a myth or not? Here is Utah's Coke Bottle, in case you care! Then off to dinner at a really great place,"Pappadeux" What a really great day

Motorcycle riding without the Motor - Too Bad!!!

We all have motorcycles and as we were driving through the hills of Georgia, we were all wishing we were on them enjoying the beautiful scenery, oh well, some other trip. We went past Lake Lanier... We passed through Dawsonville, the town of the world famous nascar driver "Bill Elliot"

Home of moonshine and fast cars

Cumming, GA - are we happy we got our chocolate, yes

Now Dennis thought we would just fly past the original CabbagePatch Doll Hospital without stopping or shopping, now get real!!! But when we got there, it was closed, looking sad, and it needed a doll to make it happy, it was being sold, oh well.

Off to the new and improved hospital - so of course I had to go in, and of course I had to get a brand new baby out of the delivery room, oh yeah.

"GG" was born to Gracie Gillespie that day.

A drive through Helen, GA. I swear every state has a Swiss city somewhere, this one was pretty impressive and I would have liked to stay awhile.

Any Nascar fans in the area - supposedly this is one of the very first tracks

We found this old Texaco station which still had their antique pumps out in front, I won't tell you the city in case you get sticky fingers. We were pretty impressed.

Chateau Elan - Wine, Hotel, Golf Course, Spa. We got to taste the wine, well worth it.

A very long road trip, but so much to see and so little time.

On Top of the World

If you really want to see Atlanta, you need to go to the top of the Westin Hotel, that red building reminds me of the building I work in, I wonder if it was the same architect, hmmmmmmmmmm Enough freeway lanes? Not enough when there is an accident especially in Atlanta,

The baseball park, this was double its size when the Olympics was going on, and then they tore half of it down. I wish we could have seen a game, another trip.

Olympic Park, the sole very green tree in the middle was where the bomb went off. Sad

CNN Building, didn't see anyone famous, it was a Sunday, there is obviously no news on Sunday.

Cherry Blossoms and Wooden Teeth

Gary flew home and I flew up to D.C. to meet up with my friend Dana. The first day was the best choice of the week to see Mt. Vernon in the sun. We saw Ben hanging around. It's a beautiful setting with the Potomac right behind me. Here lies Mrs. and Pres. Washington. Honoring those slaves that Washington set free on his death. Slave quarters weren't lush, but they weren't as bad as some.