Blogs from Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North America
Day Eighteen and Nineteen- Nashville to Atlanta/ Atlanta to Savannah
Published: May 23rd 2012North America » United States » Georgia » Atlanta
May 23rd 2012
18- We were originally going to drive to Savannah, Georgia over night this night to save money on accom and not miss out on any sightseeing, but we were already exhausted and had managed to see most of Nashville so we decided to book a cheap hotel ($40) in Atlanta as it was half way to Savannah so we could do laundry and catch up on sleep. That night we ordered room service and only left our room to collect our laundry. 19- After a sleep in and without breakfast we were on the road to Savannah. The place we stayed in Atlanta was 12 miles out of town so we didn't even get to see the city of Atlanta which was sad but at least we were semi refreshed and had clean clothes. We drove ... read more
May 8th 2012
After a night spent sharing a guest room bed with three cats and a dog (LOL) I made it onto my 07:35 flight from SFO bound for Atlanta, GA. One of the two books I brought with me, The Invention of Air by Steven Johnson is a quick and easy read about Joseph Priestly, the ordained minister, scientist, and author who was a contemporary of Ben Franklin, known for his works in electricity, chemistry, and other fields. He's credited for THE account of Franklin's "kite experiment", the invention of soda water, and origination of Coulomb's Law, and much more that I will soon read about... I enjoyed one passage for its particular contrast to my own travels across the country today, and on across the "pond" later tonight, which is offered to provide the context to ... read more
March 26th 2012
We arrived safely and on time! In Atlanta...1 more leg home. Tired but happy to be stateside!... read more
March 15th 2012
I was concerned about Internet accession Africa. Perhaps I should have worried more about Atlanta. Can't get the airport wifi to work. About to board. Would send more but blogging by phone is slow!... read more
Atlanta. Or not.
Published: March 16th 2012North America » United States » Georgia » Atlanta » Midtown
March 10th 2012
In Charleston, W expressed his distaste for the word "supernatural", suggesting its use frequently if not always correlated to something simply undiscovered or misunderstood. I've never been able to blindly accept things like mystical powers of the universe, psychic readings, spirituality, religion, or any explanations that require suspension of logic and rationality for something called "faith". Science is my belief system, and because of the recent advances in neuroscience, it is beginning to be able to explain things like shamanic trances and near death experiences. Not to say that science can disprove the existence of God by explaining visions of divinity as epileptic seizures. "If God wants to use that mechanism to transmit His revelation, so be it." (W. Grassie, http://www.metanexus.net/essay/neurosciences-religion-meditation-entheogens-mysticism) It is just a place to start th... read more
January 21st 2012
Saturday now and none of us can believe that our first week here is almost over! The weather continues to be great. Not hot but certainly very pleasant for wandering around in, and quite a bit of sunshine. Yesterday we went to Jekyll Island, which is a lot different to Saint Simons. Jekyll is where the Rockerfeller's spent their summers in what they call "cottages". These "cottages" are about 4000sq ft. and, of course, beautiful. The Island is only about 40 mins from here so we'll go back and take the tour of all the old homes and museum in the historic district. The rest of the Island is mostly beaches and parks, somewhat like Prince Edward Island. It's lovely, but we are very happy that we chose Saint Simons (sheer luck and a bit of ... read more
January 4th 2012
Its 6.30 am, I'm sitting in the lobby unable to sleep, but still pretty tired and jetlagged. So time to update my blog. So far everything went according to plan. We were delayed for 40min because the plane needed some extra maintenance. I sat in the back of the plane and was one of the last to leave the plane. This meant being the last to go through the immigration control. Had to stand in line for probably an hour. Everyone warned me that Atlanta airport was massive, but it was still even bigger that I expected. Good think they have invented airport trains :D. We were very lucky that one of my father’s colleagues offered to pick me up. Kevin brought us (Fenna and Femke were able to ride along as well) straight to the ... read more
December 25th 2011
we getting ready to board our flight to Joburg (south africa). It has been a great day and we're going to miss everyone and hope you all had a great Christmas. Happy New Year to y'all. And now we're off to an adventure of a lifetime. more later Claire & Shelly... read more
Seriously Dante, Purgatory?
Published: December 22nd 2011North America » United States » Georgia » Atlanta
December 15th 2011
Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000105 EndHTML:0000007554 StartFragment:0000002321 EndFragment:0000007518 Hello all, As some of you may know I am still pottering around the world having abandoned my better half in Vietnam and jetted off to America. This is just a quick post because my slightly garbled explanations and despairing phone calls in the middle of the night probably warrant some form of explanation (incredibly grateful thanks to all who picked up) and I assume that everyone will want a little comedy during the dark winter months. Thus I give you the saga of how I reached Atlanta, Georgia. Izzie and I parted ways late on the 14th December because our excellent planning skills dictated that our departure dates, like our arrival dates, didn’t coincide. I was flying out of Hanoi (Vietnam) to Seoul (South Korea) and then on to Atlanta ... read more
Fishy Tales at Georgia Aquarium
Published: October 29th 2011North America » United States » Georgia » Atlanta
October 16th 2011
I had a business trip in Atlanta, and I figured "why not come in a day early and see the Georgia Aquarium". Ok, I was curious about Whale Sharks, and really wanted to get up, close, and personal with one. I checked out their website and I was hooked. I quickly added this to my bucket list, and mulled over what activities I wanted to do while at the aquarium. Too, I was curious as to what a place with over 8 million gallons of water would be like! Getting to the aquarium was easy, I took the Marta from my hotel. I had to walk about 3 blocks from the Marta station to the aquarium. The Marta was crowded since Atlanta Falcon fans were going to their football game. Lucky me, I knew the aquarium ... read more
