Atlanta environs

This morning I drove out to Old Car City U.S.A . This is a 34 acre site that contains over 4000 American-made cars from the early 20th century, all being allowed to rust and decay in the middle of a forest. Of course, for me it was abstract heaven. I spent a couple of pleasant hours strolling the grounds.

The rain came in just as I was leaving and continued the rest of the afternoon. I took the opportunity to download and process the many images I took. Atlanta is a difficult city to negotiate. It is not particularly walkable because of the sprawl, and traffic is awful, which discourages one from taking out a car to drive to destinations in the city. They do have a public transportation system, but it is not particularly efficient. So I likely did miss interesting neighborhoods in other parts of the city. Something to keep in mind for next time I visit.

Just across the street from my hotel is a pop-up bar and restaurant, Rosendale concepts . I walked over for a drink and a snack. I first had a chance to chat with Keith, who turned out to be the evening’s live music performer. At the bar I also met Jim and Amy from South Dakota. Jim is an addiction physician and was here for the huge Rx and addition summit that appeared to take over Atlanta during the days I was here. Amy is an educator. On my other side was AJ, from the S.F. Bay Area. We had a very interesting conversation about a number of topics and agreed to continue it over breakfast tomorrow morning.

Tomorrow, I will say goodbye to Georgia and eventually make the relatively short drive to Columbia, South Carolina.

Additional images can be found in the gallery.