So this morning we woke up and went to the Aquarium. We took public transportation to get to the Aquarium. On the way while walking from the train stop to the aquarium we had to cross the Olympic Centennial Park. We pretty much hustled through the park because we were running late, but we will come back to this later. We arrived at the aquarium to see that about 5 groups of school children had just arrived and there was a massive line to get into the place. We finally got into the aquarium, which was separated into sections. There were several places that were hands on for the kids, which we fully enjoyed. We touched sting rays, a small shark, starfish, sea urchins, horseshoe crabs, and shrimp. We were told be the one attendant that you had to be super fast with the shrimp and catch them unawares. This did not work out so good for me as I was terrified of actually touching the shrimp and would try to approach them gently. However, Morgan touched like 5 of them with her quick draw…of course if you have ever have seen her drive this would not surprise you.
The main attraction and claim to fame of the aquarium other than it is super large is that they house 4 whale sharks and 4 manta rays. There are all in a single massive tank that is truly impressive. There is also a people walker to take you through as you not only get to walk beside the tank but also underneath the tank. We sat in this exhibit for a long time, as it was fascinating and relaxing. They apparently had paid the composers from Disney to write them music because I kept on waiting for “Under the Sea” to start playing.
After spending the morning with the fishes we made our way over to Margaret Mitchell’s House. Or rather her apartment. We got to learn some more about Ms. Mitchell’s personal history such as her stint as a reporter at a local Atlanta newspaper and the fact that she was married twice. We also got to see some of the history from the making of the movie Gone with the Wind. On our walk between the building that houses the apartment and the one that houses the movie history we had to watch for swooping birds. Which greatly concerned us due to our prior issues with birds. However, that apparently should not have concerned us. What should have concerned us was my inability to open doors. Yup it’s true I was pushing and pushing on this door but apparently that one does not open so we had to move to the one right next to it.
After finishing out visit to the world of Tara we went back to the hotel to rest and get ready for dinner. This was especially exciting tonight as we were going to the Shakespeare Tavern, which is a place where you eat dinner and watch a play at the same time. Once we were all ready to go we hopped in the car to set out to the theater, which was 4 blocks away. Now you are asking yourself why we didn’t just walk. Well it had been raining like the dickens prior to our leaving so we decided to drive. However, we ran into two problems…1. We turned the wrong way, and by “we” I mean Morgan and 2. We were now driving in the middle of a hurricane. That is right hail, flying miscellaneous objects, traffic light arms swinging in the wind, crazy Atlanta drivers, traffic lights just going out. Despite all of this after about 30 minutes to 45 minutes we made it to our destination. That’s right it took us that long to go 4 blocks away.
The food at the Theater was very good. I enjoyed a bowl of chili and a bread basket that included a slice of zucchini bread (for all those that are shocked by this eating of a vegetable product…remember that it is sweet and you can’t taste the zucchini). After dinner the play began. A Midsummer’s Night Dream was fantastic as they not only stayed true to the play, but also used their body language in a way that the modern day meanings of what they were saying were evident. During intermission we were treated to dessert. I had apple crisp with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, which was dreamy. The second half of the play was as good as the first half and had everyone guffawing through out the theater.
Alas the play ended and we headed back to the hotel with no further mishaps. We had yet another wonderful adventure on our trip.
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