Atlanta -- Children's Museum

Michael needed to take a class that was being offered at SECO (Southeastern Conference of Optometry) in Atlanta this year. Atlanta is only a three-hour drive from Knoxville, so we were able to make it into a two-day trip. We drove down there on Friday morning, arriving just around lunch time. We checked in and then walked the half-mile to the conference. We split up there since Michael had a lunch to attend. Paul and I walked to Max's Coal Oven Pizzeria.

The pizza was so good! Once we had finished eating, we walked to the Children's Museum of Atlanta. Paul had a great time playing there for two hours until it closed at 4.

Fishing

Checking out the tractor.

Paul got a basket full of food at the groceries and brought them to the girl who was manning the cash register.

More fishing!

Playing in the kinetic sand.

Cool train table!

Conveyor belts to help sort recyclables.

Now Paul is the cashier! He had to weigh all the food before saying it would be "Two".

Michael was done by the time we left so we met him at a playground in Centennial Park. It was a neat playground and Paul enjoyed running around in the nice weather.

Spongy playground

View from our hotel room.

That night we went to dinner at Mary Mac's Tea Room. So delicious! Just check out the complimentary bread basket. Those cinnamon rolls are amazing! I got the vegetable plate and Michael got the fried shrimp, which he shared with me.

Fried green tomatoes, green beans, mashed potatoes and fried apples.

It was a fun night but we were ready for bed by the time we left. Unfortunately it was a very busy night in Atlanta and all the valet lots were full. We drove around waiting for them to take our car for almost an hour before we parked it in a lot ourselves. Finally off to bed to rest for Saturday.