Braving Atlanta

This afternoon I decided to venture out into Atlanta. It's an easy train ride to anywhere from the airport, so I stowed my roller bag away and got a breeze pass.

I had it in mind to visit their aquarium--bragged to be the biggest in the world! Some of the largest sea animals in the world and real pieces of the Titanic, so they say. No one told me though, (and I should have figured this out) that the largest aquarium also has the largest line to get in! I should back up and say that by the time I actually found the aquarium I was very tired of walking, and standing in a line was very intimidating and unappealing. Instead, I walked around the Centennial Olympic Park, got a smoothie and read under a tree.

I ventured into the CNN headquarters as well. They charge you to get a tour of the place, so I browsed the bookstore instead and enjoyed the air conditioning. I discovered that it's a little bit of a problem when you pack for a Chile winter and you're stuck in Atlanta in the summer (not to mention my deodorant is in my checked bag, which is somewhere in Santiago at the moment). Anyway, we can address the clothes situation later. While I was at the bookstore, I met a real live author. Stella Obot wrote, with her physician father, the book The Triangle Diet. It's a weight loss plan for Christians. You can check them out at www.trianglediet.org Interesting, eh?

After the park and CNN I decided to go shopping, so I took the train up to Lennox Plaza. I scored some sweet deals on skinny jeans (Stacey!) and shoes. After that I made my way back to the airport only to stand in 2 lines for 40 minutes before I was told my flight doesn't leave until TOMORROW night. You've got to be kidding me. So, I'm back at the Hampton again this evening with one more day to kill in Atlanta. This town does not want me to leave.

I will say one thing about the Hampton, when I went up to the desk to check in (a bit heavy hearted) there was a big basket of fresh chocolate chip cookies FREE to take. I decided I deserved 3: one for every time I'll try to leave this town. Tomorrow I will win. I can feel it.