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Re: Spicing Up Your ATL Trip

Oh if you get on the Marta, and take it to one of the last stops, (past Four Points? i think) There's a mall that our team usually goes to a lot. Stores are pretty decent.

Plus i also like going to the park random times of the day to join other teams in their Flag football and Frisbee games.

The pizza place in the food court in Underground Atlanta has really good garlic bread too!
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Re: Spicing Up Your ATL Trip

One of the places in the food court of the underground made me sick last year. Just my luck. So, eat there with caution.
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Re: Spicing Up Your ATL Trip

A couple of years ago we had an extra day due to a scheduling glich so we went to Six Flags Over Georgia. Unfortunately we brought our weather with us and it was freezing at the park all day.
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Re: Spicing Up Your ATL Trip

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Oh if you get on the Marta, and take it to one of the last stops, (past Four Points? i think) There's a mall that our team usually goes to a lot.
Perhaps you are talking about Five Points which is the central station downtown where all rail lines cross? I am not sure about the stores there though.

Some other suggestions from a local person:


There is also Little Five Points at Marta stop E3 where some trendy smaller stores are located.

For shopping, I would suggest Lenox Square or Phipps Plaza which are north on the Marta orange Northeast/South line to stop NE7. Some of the better / upscale stores in the area.

Everybody should eat at least once at the worlds largest drive in, The Varsity. It is at Marta stop N3 North Avenue which is also right next to Georgia Tech University in downtown Atlanta.

Marta rail stop N2, Civic Center - See the RMS Titanic artifacts.

Marta rail stop E2, The MLK Center.

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Re: Spicing Up Your ATL Trip

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Everybody should eat at least once at the worlds largest drive in, The Varsity. It is at Marta stop N3 North Avenue which is also right next to Georgia Tech University in downtown Atlanta.
Hmm you may wish to stop there but consider not eating - many a team member has fallen ill to their food in the past. But you can at least ask them for some of their paper hats (Steak and Shake style).
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Re: Spicing Up Your ATL Trip

If you are planning on going to the Aquarium, especially on Wed., you may need to reserve your tickets now. MOE 365 (most of the team that is) reserved tickets several weeks ago and slots were going fast. The tickets are twenty some dollars - don't remember the exact price - and you are given a specific time to start.
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Hmm you may wish to stop there but consider not eating - many a team member has fallen ill to their food in the past.
Travis, Man there must have been some extreme circumstances and more to your story if this is what you are reporting. Myself and many Atlantan's have been eating there since 1928 with only good memories. The food is greasy but delicious and I am not aware of any media reports concerning what you have mentioned. Can you advise a date when this happened to your team?

This place is a regular hangout prior to all Georgia Tech home football or basketball games and many other downtown events. It is an Atlanta classic. As you can tell I am very defensive about The Varsity, again not saying that your team members may not have gotten sick. I respectfully submit that there is much more to their illness than you making a blanket statement that is was from eating at The Varsity.
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I'm sure we'll find something fun to do with our free time. It's just the long drive from Michigan to ATL that's gonna bore me, but i still maintain a positive attitude
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Travis, Man there must have been some extreme circumstances and more to your story if this is what you are reporting. Myself and many Atlantan's have been eating there since 1928 with only good memories. The food is greasy but delicious and I am not aware of any media reports concerning what you have mentioned. Can you advise a date when this happened to your team?

This place is a regular hangout prior to all Georgia Tech home football or basketball games and many other downtown events. It is an Atlanta classic. As you can tell I am very defensive about The Varsity, again not saying that your team members may not have gotten sick. I just think that there is much more to their illness than eating at The Varsity.
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Perhaps it is something specific to our team, but every year we've gone there, especially the first, at least 2 team members end up feeling very blah after eating there. This isn't a case of food poisoning or unhealthy cooking practices - I think the (very) greasy food just doesn't agree too much with them, and they don't feel so hot for at least a few hours following their meal. Since we always have a full team meal together somewhere else earlier in the week, some of the adult mentors on the team often bypass the joint and go somewhere a little more "refined" on "Varsity day" - often, we'll hit up Ted's Montana Grill for some bison burgers and tasty milkshakes. Keep in mind, Ted's is a relatively small place and may not be equipped to handle larger groups.
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Re: Spicing Up Your ATL Trip

Don't you guys agree that FRIST itself is spiced enough for ATL?

I mean I know there is a lot to do in ATL, but FIRST is the main attraction over that specifc weekend in ATL.......
Every year I end up going around ATL during "working hours" and miss out on a lot of Fun inside the Dome. So this year I'm planning to stick around (as much as possible) and have fun with some cool FIRST people...

And obviously after hours, I'll be running in between hotels, simply having fun.

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Re: Spicing Up Your ATL Trip

Anyone know how the venue The Tabernacle is for concerts? On Thursday night a few of us may look into going to the Jagermeister Music Tour there. Just wondering how seating was there or if was standing room only?

http://www.jagermeistermusictour.com...cfm?detail=378

Stone Sour, Lacuna Coil, Shadows Fall and the local opener Crazy Anglos. Looks to be a good show.

Just need some details about the venue now.


As far as food places go, Jocks & Jill's was pretty cool last year in the CNN Center.
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Re: Spicing Up Your ATL Trip

I was thinking about going to the Zoo.

I know there is a bus loop between the Zoo and the Aquarium, but does anyone know if the Zoo is any good? I was assuming it was since they have Pandas there.
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Re: Spicing Up Your ATL Trip

The Varsity has always added spice to Team 1038! We'll be there Wednesday night!
Of course we're used to "extremely" fast food - Cincinnati style chili! aka Skyline.....
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I was thinking about going to the Zoo. I know there is a bus loop between the Zoo and the Aquarium, but does anyone know if the Zoo is any good? I was assuming it was since they have Pandas there.
The zoo is much improved since they got the pandas. There is even a panda cub (Mei Lan) now on display.

Check out the panda cam on the website.
From the zoo website concerning Panda Viewing Tickets
"Ticket holders will be assigned 15-minute time slots. At this time, tickets are only available during morning hours, with the last tour taking place at 2:45 p.m. As Mei Lan matures, both ticket availability and viewing hours will be extended."

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... Everybody should eat at least once at the worlds largest drive in, The Varsity. It is at Marta stop N3 North Avenue which is also right next to Georgia Tech University in downtown Atlanta.
Absolutely! Every visitor to Atlanta should experience the Varsity! I have been known to plan a day's drive around lunch at the Varsity. Two chili dogs, a peach pie, and a large PC -- that has been my standard order since 1970, when it came in at under a dollar.

And, Dave, when I was a student at a great engineering school located just across the connector from the Varsity, that school was known as The Georgia Institute of Technology. It still has that name today -- there is no such place as "Georgia Tech University".
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