Monday 23 April 2012

Can I have a Segway?

Saturday morning 3 hour Segway tour of Atlanta. A tip to readers: do not wear MBTs on a Segway.

How brilliant are these machines? Although do realise that once they are on they are basically in perpetual motion, so you have to balance to stay still. Riding one however is bizarrely exhilarating.

We got a tour of DownTown Atlanta with history both recent and past. And did you know that there are not really any peaches in Atlanta at all? Apparently the name comes from a Creek village called Standing Pitch Tree (a.k.a. pine trees) and over time it transformed into Peachtree. Which is now the name of I think 13 streets in Atlanta? Maybe more?

We saw Centennial Park, Bank of America Plaza, Fox Theatre, the Varsity (sells the most hot dogs in the world I believe? Founded by a GA Tech dropout who had been told he would never amount to more than a hot dog seller), the original Flatiron building, Five Points and more.

And we looked like this:


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