Today we went to two different attractions in two different cities, then headed to Huntsville AL.
We started the day by heading to downtown Atlanta to visit the World of Coca-Cola. This is kind of a museum all about Coke. It has a vault with the "secret formula", a mini bottling plant, a theater with Coke commercials from around the world, a tasting room for Coca-Cola soft drinks from around the world, and everyone's favorite (based on amount of Coke merchandise on the bus afterwards) - the gift store.
Atlanta is sometimes referred to as "Hot-lanta". Well, today it was not Hot-lanta, it was "Down-right-pleasant-lanta". It rained a little bit and the temperature was in the low 70s. Pretty darn good for the heart of the South at the end of June.
After we got everyone back on the bus (yeah, I was the last one, but honestly, I was waiting for the kids who went to the bathroom - really, I was...), we headed to Birmingham to visit the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
Birmingham was on the front line in the Civil Rights Movement. The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute has an incredibly powerful exhibit about the struggle for civil rights in Birmingham and across the South. The Institute may have been my favorite attraction on this tour. I think everyone was moved by this stop.
Sixth Street Baptist Church, site of the1963 bombing that killed four little girls
Colton, Gabe, and Wes read the inscription on the statue of Martin Luther King, Jr.
We left Birmingham and took a very scenic route to Huntsville through hills of Northern Alabama. The weather continued to be very "un-South-like" in Huntsville with the temperatures in the low 70s again.
The concert tonight was at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, which is a very nice church with a beautiful view of the mountains around Huntsville.
The kids continued to play very well.
Tomorrow we're off to Nashville and Westmoreland TN.
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