During the Christmas Break, I went on a trip to Atlanta. This trip was one of my Christmas presents. We don’t have any family there or anything, but it was a fun experience. We explored the city for 2 full days but 4 in total. During our visit, we visited many attractions including, The World of Coca-Cola, the Georgia Aquarium, the Chik-Fil-A College Football Hall of Fame, and many others. The city was not as crowded as I thought it would be, the streets were nearly bare in areas where there wasn’t that much to do. All of the food I tried was immaculate. There was truly never a dull moment. I went with my family: Cory and Darrian, my foster parents, and Maddox, my little brother. We stayed in probably one of the fanciest hotels I’d ever been in. The floors were marble and some chandeliers hung from the vaulted ceilings. It was a beautiful sight.
The first day consisted of a long road trip there. We stopped at Buc-ee’s as part of our tradition to do so on vacation. The journey was long, I slept most of the time to allow myself to charge up before the adventurous 3 days ahead of me. If I wasn’t asleep, I was watching Arcane on my iPad like the iPad kid I am. When we got to the hotel, we took everything up to our room. We instantly left to find food because we were all pretty hungry. On our journey through the streets of Atlanta, we found a wing place that was baseball-themed. The workers all wore baseball jerseys and they played different games on the TVs around the restaurant. After eating, we went back to the hotel and eventually fell asleep.
The second day was an action-packed one. We woke up and went to arguably one of the largest Waffle Houses for breakfast. After that, we explored the Olympic Park where the Olympics were held many decades ago. We then went across the street to the Georgia Aquarium. This is one of the largest in the world so I knew it was going to be incredible. We went through every tunnel that consisted of different animals and creatures. My personal favorite was the see-through tunnel with the whale sharks. After the aquarium, we went to the Chik-Fil-A College Football Hall of Fame. It was interesting to see all who have been inducted as well as when and why. There were different displays of trophies and awards around the building. There was even a small portion of a football field where kids could run drills and have a great experience. We then went and got nitrogen-infused ice cream. When you ate it, smoke would come out of your mouth. It was super cool. We then went back to the Hotel to rest for a little before going to dinner and Ikea.


The third day was very quick-paced. We went to the World of Coca-Cola first where we tried all of the different drinks they offer in different countries as well as learned the history behind the famous brand. We then went to the Civil Rights Museum to learn about how people gained equal opportunities as others. We then drove to the Braves Stadium to explore. After that, we went to a giant food hall called Ponce City Market. It was a really cool experience to see all of the different cultures there.



The fourth day was our last, we packed up our things from the hotel and loaded down the car before heading to the Atlanta Zoo. This zoo was incredible, they had so many different kinds of animals and reptiles to look at. My favorite was the Red Panda exhibit. After the 3 hour journey through the zoo, we finally made the car ride home. I slept most of the time again due to being exhausted from our adventures.


I loved this little story about your trip to Atlanta. I always enjoy reading your blogs because of how engaging and detailed your writing is. And no way you got to see an actual gorilla!!