Having returned from the U.S just 2 weeks ago in rather unusual terms I think it’s on;y right that I gave praise to the wonderful city of Atlanta. Upon arrival at Tampa International Airport, Florida we were sunburned, laden with souvenirs and a couple of sizes larger after a relaxing break in Annie-Marie Island near Orlando, we expected to board our BA flight for the nine hour long-haul flight back to the UK. Imagine our surprise then when an airline representative informed us that our flight was full and that we may not be able to get home!! Our disbelief soon turned to elation when we were told that we’d be flying first class to Atlanta and staying overnight there all expenses paid equipped with a generous amount of spending money!
Understandably it didn’t take us long to adjust to the idea that our Florida holidays were going to be extended and within an hour we were boarding an Atlanta-bound Delta flight. The airport was vast and one of the most impressive I’ve ever seen, we received an excellent service, being whisked off into an air conditioned minibus with an extremely polite, intelligent and entertaining driver. Our jubilation continued when we learned of the five star hotel we were being put up in, the plush, ornate lobby could only elude to our luxurious, cavernous rooms overlooking a rooftop basketball court!
Atlanta is the jewel of the deep south, so we were told, and the city certainly had plenty to offer. Atlanta is probably most notorious for hosting the inception of the Coca-Cola copmany and it certainly isn’t shy about it, documenting the brands history at museum that appeals to both adults and kids. As well as this there is so much more on offer, for example, the CNN head offices and the Olympic park, a monument to the games held in 1996! Besides this you can explore the CNN headquarters as well as the Olympic park. Atlanta makes a great alternative to New York holidays or California holidays.
