Saturday, September 27, 2008

Atlanta



We took it as a good sign for our trip that we ran into the "Sweatin' to the Oldies" guru himself, Richard Simmons, at the airport on our way to Atlanta.

He was as nice and friendly as could be and, when he saw Oscar's bald head said "Oh, look at little Oscar's head" and proceeded to grab it and plant a kiss right on the top.

Hilarious.

We got to the Atlanta airport and picked up our rental car (a new Saturn VUE, the newer sister to my car in LA) and headed to the Georgia Aquarium to meet my friend David. It's one of the largest aquariums in the world, so we were looking forward to visiting the fishes of all sizes and shapes.



When we got out of our car, the first thing we saw was a rainbow over the city....which seemed to go perfectly with our Richard Simmons greeting at the airport a few hours earlier. It didn't have a pair of spandex shorts on, but it certainly had his flair for welcoming us to our new destination.





The aquarium is amazing and was filled with people bustling around for the last Jazz night of the season. After making our way over to the adult beverages section and partaking, we headed through the enormous see-through walkway under the "sea".



The variety of sealife was almost overwhelming as it flowed all around you and above. From there, we headed into the gigantor viewing room where, when you walked up to the glass, you felt just like you were standing on the bottom of the ocean as it flourished all around you.



I could have spent all night just sitting there...it's so relaxing. Plus, you get to see such a variety of creatures swirling around together....hammerhead sharks, shark whales, and the like. Rather than just write about them....take a look...











From there, we wandered around to other sections to view more chickens of the sea...



This crabbie-thing reminded me of those horrific creatures from "Cloverfield"...



After quickly moving away from there, we visited the Jellyfish region...







Pretty to see through glass, not something I'd ever like to encounter first-hand.

Then a quick hello to the Beluga Whales...



and a few more critters...









David getting a fish-eyed view from the side...



Then a quick stop by the petting zoo, where Oscar braved the stinky water...



While I took pictures and kept my hands stank-free off to the side.

I grabbed a quick night picture of the Coco-Cola museum (which I think we'll visit while we're here)



Then, David took us to a cool restaurant with a nice view of the city...



Then to his condo for a MUCH needed night's sleep.

Snore......SNORE.....snore.....zzzzzzz

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