Lev Lazinskiy

Atlanta Georgia

Trip Dates

How I got there

Where I stayed

How I got around

What I did

The next day I went to the Georgia Aquarium, World of Coca Cola, and the Center for Human Rights. These were three very different experiences, but all enjoyable. I had the best fried chicken of my life for lunch, and some delicious catfish and peach cobbler for dinner.

On Sunday, it rained. It was a pretty miserable day. I took a Lyft to the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library. I didn’t know much about Carter before visiting this place. In a lot of pop culture he has been the butt of many jokes. It turns out he was a motivator. In the evening I went to see Atlanta United play at the brand new Mercedes Benz Stadium.

I worked the rest of the week since I was technically in town for work to begin with. I had a great time meeting up with various local developers and discussing feature flagging. We did a couple of things worth noting during the week. First, we had an amazing dinner at Ted’s Montana Grill. I had Bison for the first time and it was great. We also had a chance to see the Atlanta Braves play at the new SunTrust Ballpark. We left after 9 innings when the game was still tied and fans had some hope.

What Was the Fuss?

• It grew from a railroad junction into a place of international importance in a relatively short time period. Most notably, it served as the location of the 1996 centennial olympic games.
• It has one of the best (and possibly only) subway systems in the South.
• It's downtown area is full of culture, arts, museums, businesses, stadiums and great restaurants.
• It was the center of the Civil Rights Movement and the birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr.
• It is a beacon of hope for what a modern, diverse, American city should look like.