Hotlanta, GA

Last weekend Aaron and I met my mom in Atlanta to show her the city and do some home shopping, botanical garden admiring and Southern food eating - our favorite things to do. It was a HOT weekend for sure and we kept a very busy schedule as you can see from the pics below. The above shot is from The Glenn Hotel, our favorite hotel in downtown Atlanta. It is close to everything and makes you feel cooler and hipper than you really are. As you can see, the downstairs bar is gorgeous and makes for a very swanky late night hangout.

An interesting shot of me in front of the skyline on the rooftop bar. This is a great perk of the hotel as well. There are big sectional couches and tables with a bar to hang out around and listen to fun 80's music like Duran Duran and the Police. When the sun went down it was actually breezy and nice - a great summer night.


(Below) A trip to the Atlanta Botanical Garden is always a must for us. They have a great orchid selection and do a phenomenal job with their beds and container gardens. The crepe myrtles and hydrangeas were in full bloom.

(Below) the formal gardens outside the conservatory

(Below) Me admiring a hydrangea

(Below) Mom and I couldn't resist!

(Below) Dekalb Farmer's Market - aka Aaron's Paradise. This was probably the highlight of the trip for Aaron. This is an awesome indoor market that has food literally from all parts of the world. It was so interesting to watch people from different cultures shop and examine their shopping carts! Aaron clearly enjoyed all of the tropical fruits and unusual vegetables (see him below with the world's largest okra!) . We purchased some interesting wines and spices as well as 3 different kinds of coconuts and machete-like spears of Aloe Vera. Aaron plans to make beverages out of them!

Pretties in pink... Mom and Aaron admiring a very large spiky fruit called a durian (?). According to Aaron they smell like dead flesh. Yum. I see why they did not take off in this country. We did not manage to get a picture of me getting busted by the Farmer's Market Police eating a sesame candy I had not yet paid for. He was undercover and nailed me! I wonder how they determine who gets the Farmer's Market beat. Is that a promotion or demotion?

Stay tuned for pics of our finds from the Scott Antique Market. What a blast!