{"id":11787,"date":"2018-11-04T20:09:27","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T00:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tusentakk2.com\/wordpress\/?p=11787"},"modified":"2018-11-04T20:39:55","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T00:39:55","slug":"wrapping-up-georgia-atlanta-savannah-oct-26-nov-5-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tusentakk2.com\/wordpress\/2018\/11\/wrapping-up-georgia-atlanta-savannah-oct-26-nov-5-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrapping up Georgia; Atlanta & Savannah — Oct. 26-Nov. 5, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Atlanta<\/strong><\/p>\n

On October 26 we flew to Atlanta, GA, there to visit daughter Nellie and her husband of two years, Michael, and their two sons Mike and Conner.  We also broke away for a brief visit with granddaughter Kristen in her new home in Loganville, from which she commutes to her new job in Conyers, utilizing her new credentials as an MBA and CPA.<\/p>\n

While in Atlanta, our two main activities, besides lots of visiting and catching up, were to go for an extended walk on the BeltLine and to indulge in an extended visit to the Jimmy Carter Center, which is just one block away from Nellie & Michael’s home.<\/p>\n

Built in the ’80s, the Carter Center and adjoining Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum<\/strong> (collectively known as the Carter Presidential Center) sit on a 35-acre park east of Downtown Atlanta.  The center, a nonprofit think tank affiliated with Emory University, is only open to the public by appointment or for special events, and so we were unable to submit our ideas for improving the body politic.  But the museum and library are open throughout the week and we were quite impressed. The museum includes a permanent (and extensive) exhibit of significant events from Carter’s life and career; an exact replica of the Oval Office, down to the furnishings, from his 1976-1981 presidency; and his Nobel Peace Prize, awarded in 2002.<\/p>\n

The BeltLine<\/b> is a former railway corridor around the core of Atlanta, Georgia, under development in stages as a multi-use trail. Some portions are already complete, while others are still in a rough state but hikeable. Using existing rail track easements, the BeltLine is designed to improve transportation, add green space, and promote redevelopment. The BeltLine plan was originally developed in 1999 as a masters thesis by Georgia Tech student Ryan Gravel.<\/sup> It links city parks and neighborhoods, but has also been used for temporary art installations. <\/p>\n\n\t\t