Atlanta
Recently stayed in Atlanta, Georgia for a week. Checked into the Artmore Hotel, a Spanish design building from 1924, right in the heart of Midtown.
Very artsy and trendy place, the concierge desk:
My room as I walk in, with an old time movie playing and Audrey Hepburn on the wall.
The Studio Bar.
Fountain with flame in the courtyard
Next day is time to start my class at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center.
OK, time for dinner, took a cab to the Westin hotel, one of the tallest buildings around, with a spinning restaurant at the top. Elevator goes on the outside of the building! Wouldn't recommend for the food, but the service is good while rotating around.
Next night walked to the South City Kitchen and had the specials of the night, crab bisque and grilled snapper. Not normally a fish person, but the snapper was very fresh, perfectly cooked, and yummy!
Might as well head over to the W hotel Midtown. The "W" supposedly stands for "whatever, whenever".
Looks like the swanky and exclusive Whisky Park is right up these stairs.
*snooze* OK time for some more educational endeavors, The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta has a free museum on the first floor. Lots of neat exhibitions of bank notes, gold coins, forms of money, and counterfeits throughout history. A glass window lets you see into a room where bales of worn out bills are being shredding to remove from the money supply. Even got a packet of shredded bills to keep as a souvenir .
Also went to the Atlanta High Museum of Art. Salvador Dali's later works were the main attraction. I think I like his earlier works better, and the exhibit was so crowded I did not really get a chance to examine things. The rest of the museum, with modern and renaissance sections (including a lot of furniture), was much more peaceful and enjoyable.
Later went to Nickiemoto's and had some fantastic Sashimi. Again, I am not usually a big fan of sushi, but this was really fresh and subtly seasoned with soy sauce and jalapeno.
Met some guy who claimed to be a Grammy winning artist and songwriter (David Tesh), but never heard of him. Anyway, we crashed some rockstar reunion party at the The Center Stage.
Got this classic photo of a member of the band November in the "green room", which is clearly red.
Well that's most of the exciting parts. Atlanta is clearly a vibrant, multicultural, and prosperous city. Some call it the capitol of the South.
Oddly enough, it actually feels good to be back in boring old Tulsa.
Recently stayed in Atlanta, Georgia for a week. Checked into the Artmore Hotel, a Spanish design building from 1924, right in the heart of Midtown.
Very artsy and trendy place, the concierge desk:
My room as I walk in, with an old time movie playing and Audrey Hepburn on the wall.
The Studio Bar.
Fountain with flame in the courtyard
Next day is time to start my class at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center.
OK, time for dinner, took a cab to the Westin hotel, one of the tallest buildings around, with a spinning restaurant at the top. Elevator goes on the outside of the building! Wouldn't recommend for the food, but the service is good while rotating around.
Next night walked to the South City Kitchen and had the specials of the night, crab bisque and grilled snapper. Not normally a fish person, but the snapper was very fresh, perfectly cooked, and yummy!
Might as well head over to the W hotel Midtown. The "W" supposedly stands for "whatever, whenever".
Looks like the swanky and exclusive Whisky Park is right up these stairs.
*snooze* OK time for some more educational endeavors, The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta has a free museum on the first floor. Lots of neat exhibitions of bank notes, gold coins, forms of money, and counterfeits throughout history. A glass window lets you see into a room where bales of worn out bills are being shredding to remove from the money supply. Even got a packet of shredded bills to keep as a souvenir .
Also went to the Atlanta High Museum of Art. Salvador Dali's later works were the main attraction. I think I like his earlier works better, and the exhibit was so crowded I did not really get a chance to examine things. The rest of the museum, with modern and renaissance sections (including a lot of furniture), was much more peaceful and enjoyable.
Later went to Nickiemoto's and had some fantastic Sashimi. Again, I am not usually a big fan of sushi, but this was really fresh and subtly seasoned with soy sauce and jalapeno.
Met some guy who claimed to be a Grammy winning artist and songwriter (David Tesh), but never heard of him. Anyway, we crashed some rockstar reunion party at the The Center Stage.
Got this classic photo of a member of the band November in the "green room", which is clearly red.
Well that's most of the exciting parts. Atlanta is clearly a vibrant, multicultural, and prosperous city. Some call it the capitol of the South.Oddly enough, it actually feels good to be back in boring old Tulsa.
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