We are now at the Wingate hotel in Norcross, Georgia! This day has been so tiring! Let's rewind to yesterday morning when we left the Jenkins. We got to sleep in this time! Aunt Anna left for work at Brock Performing Arts Center and we joined her there about 45 minutes later to see an art exhibit by high school students. It was really nice. We also had fun jumping around onstage.:) We said goodbye to Aunt Anna, and began the long journey to Georgia. It took 5 or 6 hours.During which I, Madison, lost a tooth. =D We got to the city Buford, where it was VERY hard to pick a restaurant, because they had EVERYTHING! There were about a bajillion different ones. Finally, we just decided to let the pregnant mom pick. :) She picked Macaroni Grill. We found a hotel (Country Inn and Suites) and took a dip in the pool. Logan was thrilled to discover there was a hot tub. :) The next morning, we ate, packed up, and left for the world's LARGEST aquarium! It was spectacular! You really have to be there in person to appreciate it like we did. The whole building is shaped like a ship. They had almost every kind of marine life you could imagine! I won't even attempt to name all of them. They had whale sharks! They were HUGE! I wish I could've seen UPS deliver them. Yes, UPS delivered 3 of them! The tank they were in was so big, you couldn't see the other side! The belugas were so cute! So were the sea otters. :) We took a short break to get lunch-soft serve and cinnamon rolls! =D My favorite part of the whole aquarium, was the Titanic Exhibit.Unfortunately photography was against the rules. We had to pay to get in, but it was very worth it. It was very educational and moving. They had a giant piece of ice for you to touch. Apparently, the water was colder than that! There were lots of artifacts. There was a towel that had some one's name on it. There were lots of personal stories from the survivors that made people cry! It was awesome. Finally, with our feet aching, we left the aquarium. We went to the restaurant famous for it's hot dogs, The Varsity. It was a pretty big building! The food was good too. After that, we got to the hotel we're at right now. Wow! That's a lot of typing. We'll keep you posted! =D
I just saw the Varsity on a tv show the other day. Cool.
ReplyDeleteYour aquarium pics are awesome. Sounds like the trip is going well so far. I'm so glad you're blogging so we can all see what you're up to.
Macaroni Grill is always an excellent choice! Helen says she wishes she could go to the 'requarium.' Great pics!
ReplyDeleteYes, Macaroni Grill is one of my favorites. The aquarium pictures are awesome. What a fun adventure! I just wish you could drive all the way to singapore. :)
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ReplyDeleteOh I love Atlanta and really want to get down there to see the aquarium. Sounds like a fabulous trip so far, well except the horrible part where you had to eat cinnamon rolls. Gag me! I have eaten at the Varsity before, I hope you had one of the yummy orange creams.
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We saw a Titantic exhibit several years ago when it was at the Raleigh Museum of Natural History. It was pretty amazing; when we bought our tickets, each had a passenger's name. At the end, we found out if we survived or not. Thanks for the update--now I want to go to the aquarium!
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The Stinson's are glad that you had a nice time in Atlanta (since we're moving there!) Looks like you've had a great trip!!
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