{"id":652,"date":"2009-12-01T23:28:20","date_gmt":"2009-12-02T06:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/?p=652"},"modified":"2009-12-03T20:22:38","modified_gmt":"2009-12-04T03:22:38","slug":"atlanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/?p=652","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">On Black Friday we decided to head out to the mall at 5am to get the best bargains&#8230; Just Kidding, we slept in, it was nice. When we did get up we made it out to check out the Martin Luther King Museum and surrounding historic sites. We got to see the church where he and his father preached.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_664\" style=\"width: 371px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2434.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-664\" class=\"size-full wp-image-664 \" title=\"IMG_2434\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2434.JPG\" alt=\"Martin Luther King's Church\" width=\"361\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2434.JPG 602w, https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2434-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-664\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Martin Luther King&#39;s Church<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And got to take a tour of his birthplace and house he grew up in.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_665\" style=\"width: 371px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2436.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-665\" class=\"size-full wp-image-665 \" title=\"IMG_2436\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2436.JPG\" alt=\"Martin Luther King's House\" width=\"361\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2436.JPG 602w, https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2436-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-665\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Martin Luther King&#39;s House<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The museum also had a nice exhibit about JFK and his brother Bobby who both also struggled for civil rights and met untimely deaths.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Next we decided to lighten things up and check out the Coca-Cola Museum.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_657\" style=\"width: 368px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2420.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-657\" class=\"size-full wp-image-657 \" title=\"IMG_2420\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2420.JPG\" alt=\"Grab a Coke!\" width=\"358\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2420.JPG 597w, https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2420-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-657\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grab a Coke!<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Where among other things you can sample many of the company&#8217;s soft drinks from around the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_658\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2424.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-658\" class=\"size-full wp-image-658 \" title=\"IMG_2424\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2424.JPG\" alt=\"Whoa, thats a lot of weird drinks\" width=\"480\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2424.JPG 800w, https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2424-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-658\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Whoa, thats a lot of weird drinks<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In total I think there were about 60 to try, and yup, we did just that.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_659\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2427.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-659\" class=\"size-full wp-image-659 \" title=\"IMG_2427\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2427.JPG\" alt=\"Orange Fizzy Drink?\" width=\"480\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2427.JPG 800w, https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2427-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Orange Fizzy Drink?<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">After trying drinks from around the world that ranged from &#8220;interesting&#8221; to &#8220;who would drink that?&#8221;, we were happy to finish it off with a sample of the real thing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_666\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/IMG_2428.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-666\" class=\"size-full wp-image-666 \" title=\"IMG_2428\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/IMG_2428.JPG\" alt=\"Good Ol' Coca-Cola with our hostel-mate Marcel\" width=\"480\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/IMG_2428.JPG 800w, https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/IMG_2428-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Good Ol&#39; Coca-Cola with our hostel-mate Marcel<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We got to hang out with one of the other guys who was staying in our hostel, Marcel. He is from the Netherlands and was in Atlanta running in the marathon on Thanksgiving day. This was his 51st marathon, that&#8217;s pretty impressive. He was showing off his new &#8220;bling&#8221; when we were out, which got him a few good conversations with other runners and others on the street.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_661\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2429.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-661\" class=\"size-full wp-image-661 \" title=\"IMG_2429\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2429.JPG\" alt=\"Nice shades, and Bling!\" width=\"480\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2429.JPG 800w, https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2429-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nice shades, and Bling!<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">After 60 shots of soda, we were pretty sick of it and so we grabbed our free bottle of Coke (just what we wanted at that point) and went to get some food to settle our stomachs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_662\" style=\"width: 372px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2430.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-662\" class=\"size-full wp-image-662 \" title=\"IMG_2430\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2430.JPG\" alt=\"Don't forget your free coke!\" width=\"362\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2430.JPG 603w, https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2430-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Don&#39;t forget your free coke!<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">That night we joined up with a few others from the hostel and went out to dinner at an interesting place called the Vortex. It was an eclectically decorated bar\/restaurant which served a pretty good burger. We had a good time hanging out with our fellow travelers and\u00c2\u00a0 swapping stories, we are looking forward to many more nights like this.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_663\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2432.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-663\" class=\"size-full wp-image-663 \" title=\"IMG_2432\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2432.JPG\" alt=\"From L to R: New Zealand, Netherlands, 'Merica, Spain (3), 'Merica \" width=\"480\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2432.JPG 800w, https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_2432-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From L to R: New Zealand, Netherlands, &#39;Merica, Spain (3), &#39;Merica <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Black Friday we decided to head out to the mall at 5am to get the best bargains&#8230; Just Kidding, we slept in, it was nice. 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