Mall capital of America (Atlanta)

Member Name: SimonT

Product:	Atlanta
Date:	03/05/01 (119 review reads)
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Advantages: Taster for American lifestyle

Disadvantages: You'll put on weight rapidly

Atlanta is a mecca for shopaholics. There are shopping malls all over the place. One of the biggest malls, Lenox Square Mall, has about 300 shops under one roof. Most worldwide famous brands are represented here. The locals say (with American accent), "If you can't find it here, it won't be anywhere else!" I found the prices in Atlanta generally cheaper than the UK. A chart CD album, for example, was only $12.99. That is another evidence that Britain really is rip-off Britain. Atlanta also has one of the most vibrant restaurant scenes in America. With so many fine restaurants featuring novel recipes, you are spoilt for choice. We dined in a huge restaurant called Cheese Factory one evening. I ordered a special American dish consisting fired chicken and pasta with orange sauce. I couldn’t believe my eyes when my meal arrived. The generous portions of food on the big plate (plus the giant glass of ice tea) would be enough to feed a family of three! ...This is America!

Atlanta is famous for the epic 'Gone With The Wind', Olympics 96, Jimmy Carter, Martin Luther King Jr., CNN and Coca-Cola. A local pharmacist developed Coca-Cola originally as a headache remedy some 115 years ago. There is a modern museum 'The World of Coca-Cola' situated near Peachtree Street (Atlanta's high street). Another main attraction is the Stone Mountain. It is the world's largest exposed granite mountain. On the rock face of the mountain, local sculptors have carved a memorial sculpture of three giant figures of civil war heroes. We climbed to the top of the mountain via a large cable car, and had very spectacular views around the mountain.

If you want a taster for American lifestyle, Atlanta of Georgia is the place to go. It is not so touristy and the locals are quite friendly. Further more, there’s no language barrier in America!

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