Random thoughts on "Hotlanta"

As I begin yet another adventure vacation, my mind is already swirling with the lessons learned on the first day. We spent today in Atlanta...a city decidedly different from most of the cities in Florida...much larger, older, historic and much more populous! Stop number one was the World of Coca Cola. I've wanted to visit this for a long time and this year I finally worked it into the itinerary. I love all the pop culture history...advertisements and artifacts from the past 100+ years of Coca Cola. I also love to see how things get made. The final stop on the tour (right before the obligatory exit through the retail shop) is a vast room filled with fountains where you can sample all sorts of sodas that Coke bottles all around the world. The floor is sticky...(remember those Raid roach motels? It's kinda like that but for humans)...sticky from probably gallons of soda dropped on the floor by kids who trek through on summer camp field trips. I began to feel quite sorry for the poor folks whose job it is to mop the floors....constantly. It's got to be one of the most frustrating jobs on earth...a bit like trying to empty the ocean with a thimble. Lesson learned here...remember when school starts back up that there are more frustrating ways to make a living! If you go...you must try the soda called "Beverly". I was introduced to it by a friend, now I highly recommend it to you...let me know what you think if you ever try it. Stop number two was the Georgia Aquarium. Without a doubt, the best aquarium I have visited. It is huge and very entertaining. It is a bit on the expensive side, but well worth it in my opinion. Lesson here..and this is going to seem a bit snarky to some (So I apologize, as no offense is intended)..I think there must be some sort of hypnotic feature in strollers that causes some people pushing them to be completely oblivious to everyone else. The larger the stroller...the greater the force. It causes the some operators to park them in such a way that they block narrow passageways and doorways, operate them in a way that causes them to roll over peoples' feet and up the backs of their legs. Lessons to be learned here: be cognizant of said strollers, steer clear, and remember to always be considerate of those around me...especially in large crowds! Next stop, Nashville. More lessons to come, I'm sure.