Atlanta, Georgia

We arrived at the train station in Atlanta around 8:15am and Will picked us up and brought us back to his apartment. After showering off the train smell, we decided our first stop should be the local Starbucks. We surprisingly did not get lost, thanks to Lauren's iPhone. We were VERY impressed by the size of the Starbucks. 

Afterwards, we met up with Emily and toured a potential apartment for Lynea and her roommates in the Virginia Highlands.  We spent some time catching up with Emily before heading to the Corner Bakery near Will's office for a bite to eat. Lauren, being the expert on bakeries, was impressed by the food at Corner Bakery. However, she still gives Panera a higher rating.

After lunch, we walked to the World of Coke. It started out with a mini tour with a very enthusiastic tour guide that gave a brief history of coke and coke products. Afterwards, we walked around the rest of the building and explored the different exhibits. We took a picture with the Coca Cola bear, who was very friendly and wanted to come along with us. To his dismay, they wouldn't let him.

With our new bff, the Coca Cola bear. 

We enjoyed tasting all the different coke products from around the world. Lynea enjoyed the coke products from Asia the most while Lauren enjoyed the coke products from Latin America the most. I wonder why... ;) After trying ALL the different coke products, our energy was very high. 

The other exhibits included a 4-d movie about the secret of coke, a history of the pop culture involving coke, old coke advertisements, etc...

Sitting on the couch that was used by American Idol during Season 4.

Lauren loves her cops!

After this great learning experience, we walked around the Centennial Park and then proceeded back to meet up with Will. We then headed to Taqueria del Sol to meet up with Emily, Virginia, Louisa, Boyce, Jonathan, Tara and Mike for dinner. We were very impressed by the tacos and enjoyed the margaritas as well. Everyone then walked over to Ormsby's for drinks and games. We played shuffleboard, which we lost against Will and Jonathan. We also played skeeball and bocceball before heading back to Will's apartment for a good night's sleep.

Although our stay in Atlanta was brief, it was great to see friends and spend some time in Lynea's future hometown. We would like to thank everyone who came out for dinner and especially Will, who hosted us and let us use his car (a very unwise decision to anyone who knows us). We were sad to say goodbye but excited to continue on with the rest of our adventure.