JAYSON'S
2005 SPRING VACATION
Georgia,
Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina
|
The
eleven day trip involved a direct flight from Portland, Oregon to Atlanta,
Georgia. I got my rental car, spent the night at a hotel near the airport
before heading south the next day. I began my journey to Macon (visting the
Georgia Music Hall of Fame). Then it was off to Plains (home of former US
President Jimmy Carter) and Columbus. I
continued westward into Mississippi visiting Tupelo (birthplace of Elvis Presley),
Jackson (state capital) and part of the Mississippi Delta region. I made
my way across Tennessee stopping in Memphis (home of the blues and Elvis
Presley's Graceland Mansion), Nashville (Tennessee's state capital and the
world's country music capital), Chattanooga (The Chattanooga Choo Choo) and
Knoxville. I
continued eastward into North Carolina visiting Charlotte, the Raleigh-Durham
area, and Wilmington (where the World War II battleship USS North Carolina
is permanently docked). Then, it was down the Atlantic Coast into South Carolina
stopping in Myrtle Beach (ocean views, fun amusement rides and salt water
taffy) and Charleston (and its historic downtown). I
returned into Georgia stopping briefly in Savannah before heading back to
Atlanta (spending the last night in Macon). I was able to drive through Atlanta,
but did not get a chance to visit any of the places due to time restrictions,
and I had a plane to catch back home. The
next time I go down there, I intend to visit the CNN center, the World of
Coke, the Atlanta Underground, and the Martin Luther King national monument.
I also did not get a chance to visit Columbia, South Carolina nor the historic
mansions in Charleston, South Carolina, which I hope to do that on a future
trip. There is so much to see and do in The South, but you need to take the
time to visit everything. |
Charleston, South Carolina
|