Finished up Atlanta, On to Columbia, SC

Hey All! So, we left Atlanta on Friday and moved on to Columbia, SC, which is where the University of South Carolina is located. It's about 10 degrees warmer here than in Atlanta, so that is nice. I've already been to a few parks - Riverfront Park today, which has a long path that runs along the Broad River and the Congaree River. Yesterday, we went to Sesquicentennial State Park, which was really nice as well. We also went out in the Vista on Friday night, but that was kind of weird, apart from the awesome food we ate.

So, Atlanta is a really cool city that I would recommend to anyone for a visit. Also, if you ever get any kind of job there and are if-y about taking it because you don't want to move to Atlanta - you should think again because I would definitely consider living there. Lots of friendly people, cool neighborhoods, good music scene, good food, etc.


Five Points Skyline from our Apartment - we could see all 3 Atlanta Skylines from our balcony.

Let's see, what did I do there. We went to the Georgia Aquarium, the World of Coca-Cola, the High Museum of Art, went on the CNN tour, and to the Fernbank Museum of History. I would recommend the Aquarium because it's the largest in the country and they have beluga whales, which are super cool to watch.


Jellies at the Aquarium


Beluga Whale at Aquarium

I also loved the World of Coca-Cola - it was really fun. They have an awesome 4-D movie, a really funny movie in the beginning of the tour thing and you get to taste Coke products from all over the world. I also got to write a story on how I got my Coke shirt, so that was exciting. The High Museum of Art was really good. Definitely a must see - lots of classic pieces and good exhibits. The Fernbank Museum of History was definitely more for kids. They had a nice Sea-shell exhibit, but that's about it! And the CNN tour was surprisingly fun and very informative. Oh, and I got to ride the world's tallest free-standing escalator, so that was an accomplishment.


Me at World of Coke (very refreshing!)


Lebron at World of Coca-Cola - I also got to see him kick some Hawks butt! Go Cavs.

Stone Mountain is also located near Atlanta - it's the largest granite face in the world. You can hike to the top, which we did. And during most months, except February of course, there are gondolas that you can ride up and a laser light show. We didn't get to do either of those things because they were closed in February for maintenance.


On top of Stone Mountain

We also got to see lots of good music. I might have mentioned some of it already, but Grace Potter and the Nocturnals (she's amazingly wonderful and everyone should check them out), the Greyboy Allstars (gotta love that Karl D action) and Mofro (it was my first time seeing them and they were great)! Atlanta was also fun because we got to hang out with other people! I met some peeps on Jam Cruise who are from Atlanta so it was fun to be able to go to shows with them. Oh, and Paul's Restaurant is a really good place to eat in Buckhead if anyone is ever in the area.

Ok, well I will keep you posted on South Carolina. After we leave here, we'll be headed to Knoxville, TN (probably around March 1), then off to Little Rock (probably from March 10 - March 30). Then to Baltimore for the month of April and then to New York City (most likely) for May and June! Yay. So, come visit any of those places if you can. And a side trip to New Orleans in April/May for Jazz Fest. Hope all is well with everyone.