Stone Mountain, Ga.

Sun sets over Turtle River, Ga.


Well i've returned to South Florida. I think i am addicted to the beauty of Georgia. I will not want to live there but it surely is a beautiful state. there is much history and Georgia seems to be well marinated in the history of the southern United States.
The trip took 9 hours of driving and by the time we got to Atlanta that evening, we were tired. However, seeing the city livened us up really quickly. It is beautiful at night. The city is full of hilly streets; something that we do not have in Florida. it is surely something. I didn't take pictures of atlanta because vinod was recording when we entered the city and the digi cam needed batteries. We only have atlanta on tape. But by far, stone mountain captivated and mesmerized us. i think i got pictures of the best part....although i wouldn't have minded getting pics of atlanta also. if we had stayed another day, we would have been in the city for Correta Scott King's burial. I guess it is an historic event....the first lady of the American Civil Rights movement...her funeral. It is because of her and her husband that we have rights as minorities in the US.
We stayed in an inn in the city. it was an experience. there wasn't all the luxuries of the last stay but i cannot complain....it was the city after all. it was cold too. monday morning, the temperature dipped close to 32 degrees farenheit. we are never that cold in florida so we were definitely freezing.
the cold did not prevent us from getting out at stone mountain though. it was truly something to see. it was raining cold rain on us and we still came out to take pictures.
The mountain is the largest exposed mass of granite in the world. About 850-something feet in altitude. It really was something. We could have come out and walked to the top but there was rain and we were worried that if we got caught in heavier rain, it would be hard for us to come back down...so we settled for driving around the entire park. for $8, you can enter the park and take as much pictures as you like. it was truly something. I felt as if i was in a piece of history. i guess the weather added to the mystery and intrigue of the mountain. in the summer, we may not have felt what we felt on this cold day. the night before, when we first came to atlanta, we drove to stone mountain but there was no one else there and the park was isolated. felt as if someone would come out of the woods and kill us!!!!! it was eerie. the next day was fine...it was gloomy because of the rain but it was something. ......
On a second note, we drove back home on monday instead of tuesday. we only drove through st. augustine for about an hour or so. we saw some of the historic places but it wasn't much to write about because we didn't get to see much. everywhere was closed for the day when we got there. we have decided to go up agian....for a whole day only to st. augustine. then i would get to see all that i want to see there. in the mean time, the pictures from stone mountain are here. i had my fun......i loved it in georgia. for a vacation, it is a beautiful state......to live, i love south florida!!!!!