So, a middle school trip to Atlanta!
A few months ago I thought it might be interesting to take a bunch of middle school students to Atlanta so that we could do pretty much everything the city had to offer. AND...I believe we accomplished our goal. We spent 4 days "seeing" the sights and ran ourselves into the ground doing it. Simply put, you know you have accomplished something when a 7th grade boy (who is normally running everywhere and staying up all night) is completely wiped out and falls asleep at 8:30pm! Oh yeah, I won!
Here is a rundown (and review) of some of the activities we did during our Atlanta trip. Enjoy!
1. The Varisty - For those of you who don't know what The Varsity is, let me explain. It is the largest (or one of the largest) carport restaurants in the country. Basically, it's a HUGE Sonic with an indoor seating area. The main restaurant is located downtown, right off of I-75. We stopped there on our first night because someone told me I had to go there. Now that I have been there I'm trying to figure out "why" I had to go. They have hamburgers, hotdogs, chili, fries, and stuff like that. When you actually get your food it looks like everything on your tray has been sitting on it for 24 hours. Don't get me wrong, I ate it :) But other than the interesting "Subway" feel of the building, there really isn't a reason to go to this place other than saying you've been there.
2. Zoo Atlanta - You could call this the Atlanta Zoo, but that would be too easy. Seriously, this was a cool zoo. Since the zoo is located in the city it is kind of closed in and not spread out so much. That means all of the exhibits are close together. Which I LOVED! We saw pretty much every animal you could think of...which included AWESOME kung fu pandas. Or regular pandas...either way, the zoo was nice!
3. Fernbank Museum of Natural History - No need for a long review here. The building is beautiful and so are the dinosaur bones in the main entry. They have an IMAX as well! And that is all...Seriously!! We spent the majority of our time in the gift shop because that was pretty much the only place where there were things to look at. Oh wait, their main exhibit was called 'The Scoop on Poop'. You read that right. So if you ever want to pay $20 a person to learn more about #2, Fernbank is your place.
4. Atlanta Braves vs. New York Yankees - Baseball, peanuts, ice cream, and friends...enough said. It was fun.
5. Georgia Acquarium - This review will be short. Georgia Aquarium is the best Aquirium I have ever been to, period. No other even comes close. However, since it is the best it is always packed. But, it should be packed...cause it's the best! (the best = whale sharks, beluga whales, dolphin shows, shark-petting, etc)
6. World of Coca-Cola - Check out the history of Coca-Cola, try to find the secret formula, and watch the 4D movie about how Coca-Cola is delivered throughout the world. But all of that is just a time waster because at the end you get to sample 65 different coke flavors from all over the world in their Taste-It room! That's the best part.
7. Six Flags over Georgia - I had a great time because I love thrill rides. If you are not a thrill ride fan, just stay home. There is not much to do at this park if you don't like roller-coasters. I mean, you can eat stuff and watch other people go on thrill rides, but that doesn't sound like fun. Some of the kids were just flat-out bored. (Surprising, isn't it) Overall, the park is clean and is kept up well. It was a good time.
I enjoyed our morning bible study times, the pranks the girls played on us, and just getting to know everyone on the trip a little better. I always try to mix up our activities so that everyone will enjoy at least one or two things, but for me, just seeing our middle schoolers enjoying their time together is worth it in the end.
Until the next trip...
Josh
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