After some faffing around this morning we finally managed to
set off and, after some minor road rage fuelled by the extreme arrogance of
many of America’s drivers (sorry to any courteous ones,) we made it to the
complex of museums etc in Atlanta city.
After parking up we went and purchased an Atlanta City Pass
that will work out much cheaper than getting individual tickets at each of the
attractions we plan to visit. We also got VIP tickets for the World of
Coca-Cola museum though our guided tour was scheduled to begin at 16:00 and so
we had some time to kill first.
To pass the time we went and checked out what the world’s largest
aquarium had to offer. We spent a while inside here looking around at all the
fishes and things. Neither of us thought that the place was that big though yet
the way in which all the creatures were displayed was very good. Before very
long we found ourselves back outside in the mega, June Atlanta record breaking
104 degree Fahrenheit, heat of the day.
We grabbed a quick bite to eat and, as we sat around people
watching, we noticed one of the Coca-Cola vending machines kept giving out
extra items and gifts when anyone made a purchase. Well we didn’t want to miss
out on this action and, regardless of the fact that some kind stranger had
already given us a can of coke he’d won from the machine, we went and inserted
our $1.50 to see what we’d get. The standard bottle of coke dropped down and we
waited… nothing, so we waited a little more… still nothing. It was only as we
turned to leave that the machine whistled at us and then spat out a can of coke
followed by a slightly smaller than average American football! Danny handed the
can to an onlooker and then we went and sat down to pass the remaining minutes
before we could go and start our tour.
The guided tour was really good and we were both really
impressed with this museum; there’s lots to see here with some of the best bits
being: seeing the custom made vault that contains the actual Coca-Cola secret
formula, all the memorabilia and products coke has, and of course the tasting
room where you can try over 60 different Coca-Cola products from around the
world – we tried at least one from each continent. We also got to use some of
the new style of dispensers that will be coming to Europe in the future. These
dispensers are touch screen and you can choose from a huge variety of drinks
(all of the coke brand) and then press the pour button to get your desired
drink/ drinks.
Oh yeah, we accidentally both made a purchase at the store
before leaving :/ We also spied that the football we’d won earlier cost $12 in
the store!
As it was about 18:30 we thought we’d best get some tea and
Corrie suggested we try the Hooters restaurant/ bar nearby. Danny was dragged
along kicking and screaming ;) for the 15 minute walk and then we arrived at
the “delightfully tacky yet unrefined” place where we got our grub.
Then we made our way back to the car and then the motel to
try and get an early night. After watching the weather forecast, tomorrow is
looking set to be the hottest day ever in Atlanta. The temperature is set to
smash the 105 degree Fahrenheit previously recorded. The news team also added
that people could die in this heat; tomorrow should be fun then.
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