Downtown Atlanta

Today, I have one place on my mind.

And by Georgia, I definitely do not mean the beautiful country in Caucasus Mountains. No doubt that we are in USA.

My friends - welcome to Atlanta!

One of the most important place of downtown Atlanta is the Centennial Olympic Park. It was built for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics.

It is quite large. Though based on my experience, in most countries parks mean trees, while here it is more a large lawn.

Alright, there is one.

But to be honest, it is just on the edge of the park, next to SkyView Atlanta, the lovely Ferris wheel.

But let's get back to the Centennial Olympic Park. The tall structure represents the Olympic Torch. Though far smaller than the one we have seen in Beijing.

And here comes baron Coubertin that we have already met in Lausanne.

But this is not the only statue in the park. The other one is of John Pemberton, the inventor of coca-cola.

Because coca-cola was borne in Georgia. And it is still headquartered in Atlanta. You can even visit the World of Coca-Cola.

The entrance is not so crowded in case you want to take a look inside.

But if you are not so interested in commercial artefacts, you can choose the Center for Civil and Human Rights instead. It is just next to the World of Coca-Cola.

Those of you who prefer to stay in the sunshine, can follow me for a walk down the large streets of Atlanta. Or actually the interstate Georgia roads.

The buildings are tall.

So to make transfers easier, at times they are connected in surprising places.

Atlanta is the birth town of Martin Luther King who won a Nobel Prize for his pacifist fight with racial discrimination. But the road from laws to reality was long and required Freedom Riders. Literally.

Because a Vision need followers.