We were in Jamestown at 2:30 in the afternoon, and enjoyed a trip around the place which was the first permanent english settlement in the US. It sure was historic with the Jamestown Church Tower and the statue of John Smith; a wonderful trip, through the history.
The next destination was Charlotte and we were on John Tyler Highway at 3:30. Picked up coffee and some refreshments on the way, and took Highway 156 south. At 9:30, we were in Charlotte, and it was time for dinner. We had a scrumptious meal and spent some time there. The city was beautifully lit and it definitely must be a great place to live.
Began our journey at 10:35 towards the next pitstop, which was Atlanta. Drove by Spartanburg on Highway 85 South-bound and entered South Carolina @ 11. The weather was pretty good up till now, but by 11:40, it became so foggy. It almost seemed like we were driving into nothing, the visibility was very-very low and I really have no idea how my husband managed to drive through that thick smoke. It was the craziest and scariest ride of the whole trip.
We entered Georgia, at 12:57 in the night. And by 1:30, we hit the first 1000 miles of our road trip, driving through nine states. We checked into a hotel at 2:30 after a long day.
En route to Atlanta
The following day, we spent quite some time in Atlanta. Right after breakfast, we left for Pemberton Place at 11:30. Parked the car and went to World of Coca-Cola to get our tickets. And went in, it was a very different experience. First of all, we were ushered into a hall where there was memorabilia of Coca-Cola from the 18th century and also a presentation was going on. After that, we got in the line to enter 'The Vault', and it took us almost 20 minutes to get inside, where the various theories of the origin of Coca-Cola were shown.
World of Coca-Cola
Tasted coca-cola flavours from around the world and bought souveneirs as well. Around 2:30, we went out to have lunch at Pemberton Cafe, closeby. Then we drove around the city, saw Pietmont Park and got some great views of Atlanta skyline as well.
Left from there at 3:30, for our next destination - Savannah.
Tickets to the world of Coca-Cola
Left from there at 3:30, for our next destination - Savannah.
