Atlanta

After a fun but tiring Spring Break, I expected myself to take a break and have a good rest the weekend that followed it. [Un]fortunately my friends decided to go to Atlanta, and after some planning we were on our way there, reaching late on Friday night.

Early Saturday morning we were at the Georgia Aquarium, apparently the world's largest.

Indeed it wasn't small at all.

The aquarium was divided into different areas, while waiting for the dolphin show to start, we visited the first area, the Cold Water Quest.

Everyone getting excited over touching little sea creatures.

It wasn't long before we had to enter the dolphin show. No photography was allowed, although I could had secretly taken them if I wanted to. The dolphin show was nice; the story that accompanied the show seemed redundant.

After the show, we were off to the next area: Ocean Voyager.

Encik!

There was this tunnel similar to Singapore's Underwater World. But it was too crowded for me to enjoy it.

This should be the highlight of the entire aquarium: a huge ass glass display.

Another of their glass displays.

A little pond where people get to touch baby hammerhead sharks.

Long queues waiting to enter the aquarium.

Next stop: World of Coca-Cola right next to the aquarium. In fact the tickets we bought allowed us to enter both places, at a lower price I think.

Plenty of exhibits from the history of Coca-Cola to its manufacturing process. The main attraction seemed to be the tasting room where one can drink all the different Coca Cola flavors from around the world.

We were told that Coca Cola's [in]famous formula is kept behind this door. I don't believe it.

Next stop: Centennial Olympic Park. Atlanta held the Summer Olympics in 1996.

Statue of Pierre de Coubertin, according to Wikipedia.

At night we dropped by the CNN Center, although we did not go for any guided tour. It was closed by then anyway.

Standing at this exact spot to take photos would result in a pop out of the NCAA splash from the ground. Close enough I guess.

CNN's Humvee, used during the Iraq War where reporters were attached to frontline troops to bring back the latest news.

Ended Day 1 with a walk through an underground shopping mall in Atlanta's Five Points.

Itinerary for Day 2: Stone Mountain Park!

We took a cable car up.

View was great!

At the top.

View was breathtaking.

I like.

An alternative to the cable car was to hike up the mountain, but time was not on our side. 

We ended our Atlanta trip with a visit to the lake nearby.

Atlanta is a major metropolitan city and serves as an important hub in the Southeastern area of the United States, as can see from the fact that Atlanta's airport is the world's busiest and is home to Delta Air Lines. While not exactly a mind blowing trip, I still liked the little gems that Atlanta offered.

Atlanta