Last weekend, Ivy, Reia and I drove to Atlanta after dropping Freia off at the airport on her way to NYC for a BTS, a K-pop group concert. And that's another amazing story. Can't put too much in 1 blog, else will runout of this blogs most difficult part - Content. We had decided to visit the Georgia Aquarium, often billed as the US' best aquarium. And Ivy love aquariums. I was hoping to slip in a visit to the Coca Cola factory in Atlanta. Because, I love Coke.
The drive to Atlanta was uneventful. Both Ivy and Reia were sleeping peacefully and I was tempted. To sleep. Adjust about managed to keep awake. After a 4 hour drive we arrived at the Aquarium. And the first thing we realized is that the Coke factory and the Aquarium are in the same complex, side-by-side. A auspicious start to our visit.
The new me has decided that it makes sense to spend a little extra and get the insiders tour. And so we took the insiders tour too. We arrived at 11:30 and took the tour of 12:30. As we went in, we noticed that there was a Dolphin show. And my theory is that you need to finish the popular shows early on, else the lines get longer as the day goes on. And we got lucky that we were able to walk in, just as they were warming up to start the show. As in all US productions, it was flawless. And amazing. Both the trainers and the trainees. In this case the dolphins. The clock was ticking and it seemed like we'd miss the insiders tour. As soon as the show closed, we ran. And just managed to make it.
The tour was fascinating. There were a zillion things I realized I had no idea about. And after the tour it went up to a gazillion. Both about our environment, and everything else that's in it. After the tour, we went through all of the exhibits that were there and timed ourselves to see the Seal show. Once again a flawless show. I keep wondering how that are able to make the animals literally dance to their tune. Here's a quick photographic preview.
And for a closer look at the Georgia Aquarium, watch this.
Georgia Aquarium Tour & Review with The Legend
We had finished visiting all of the aquarium shows as well as the exhibits. And it was around 4:30. Didn't know if there was sufficient time to visit the "World of Coke". It showed as shutting at 5:30. We went to the counter and found that there was a guided tour starting in a few minutes. We bought the tickets and went in.
Another fascinating visit. While there were zillion things including a photo op with Coke's long time mascot the Polar Bears, the highlights for me were 3.
Holding the actual Olympic torches held by the Olympic athletes.
and tasting over a 100 world-wide Coke flavors. Including my all time favorite, Thumbs Up from India.
And of course, the often heard but never seen secret vault that holds the secret formula.
And here's a quick photographic preview of some of the other interesting exhibits.
At the end of the trip, we tiredly set off back to Savannah. Where once again, Ivy and Reia decided to sleep, while I drove them back. And this time around, I was actually wide awake.
The drive to Atlanta was uneventful. Both Ivy and Reia were sleeping peacefully and I was tempted. To sleep. Adjust about managed to keep awake. After a 4 hour drive we arrived at the Aquarium. And the first thing we realized is that the Coke factory and the Aquarium are in the same complex, side-by-side. A auspicious start to our visit.
The new me has decided that it makes sense to spend a little extra and get the insiders tour. And so we took the insiders tour too. We arrived at 11:30 and took the tour of 12:30. As we went in, we noticed that there was a Dolphin show. And my theory is that you need to finish the popular shows early on, else the lines get longer as the day goes on. And we got lucky that we were able to walk in, just as they were warming up to start the show. As in all US productions, it was flawless. And amazing. Both the trainers and the trainees. In this case the dolphins. The clock was ticking and it seemed like we'd miss the insiders tour. As soon as the show closed, we ran. And just managed to make it.
The tour was fascinating. There were a zillion things I realized I had no idea about. And after the tour it went up to a gazillion. Both about our environment, and everything else that's in it. After the tour, we went through all of the exhibits that were there and timed ourselves to see the Seal show. Once again a flawless show. I keep wondering how that are able to make the animals literally dance to their tune. Here's a quick photographic preview.
And for a closer look at the Georgia Aquarium, watch this.
Georgia Aquarium Tour & Review with The Legend
We had finished visiting all of the aquarium shows as well as the exhibits. And it was around 4:30. Didn't know if there was sufficient time to visit the "World of Coke". It showed as shutting at 5:30. We went to the counter and found that there was a guided tour starting in a few minutes. We bought the tickets and went in.
Another fascinating visit. While there were zillion things including a photo op with Coke's long time mascot the Polar Bears, the highlights for me were 3.
Holding the actual Olympic torches held by the Olympic athletes.
and tasting over a 100 world-wide Coke flavors. Including my all time favorite, Thumbs Up from India.
And of course, the often heard but never seen secret vault that holds the secret formula.
And here's a quick photographic preview of some of the other interesting exhibits.
At the end of the trip, we tiredly set off back to Savannah. Where once again, Ivy and Reia decided to sleep, while I drove them back. And this time around, I was actually wide awake.
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