Weather - 22c ..and it had been snowing in Bulgaria
Man, there are a LOT of churches in the South. I reckon Savannah had 1 or 2 per city block. I have no objection you understand, if you want an urgent pray, it's a good thing that you'll never be caught short, but there must be more churches than McDonalds, and there are a LOT of McDonalds over here (as you might imagine). In the UK I think we've closed all but about 15 churches and a couple of cathedrals haven't we? And the cathedrals are just for tourists these days as far as I'm aware. Anyway, God still does a roaring trade over here and it probably goes some way to explaining all the smiles and politeness. I felt my karma was in danger of being in deficit, so attempted a few smiles myself today at the bus station ...and got asked for money quite a lot in return.
Never make assumptions, we all know that, but there are times when one just can't help it and I can be as guilty as anyone. One assumption I made, not unreasonably I thought, was that the "Country Inn & Suites' would be a nice low rise of aesthetically pleasing rooms and apartments, with possibly some soothing background music running throughout the serene complex. Somewhere I could lay my weary head while anticipating the delights of touring Atlanta. Sadly it isn't. It's actually fine to be fair, but the optimistic name amused me somewhat when I was confronted by the reality.
One of my big concerns about being in the US at this time has been Thanksgiving which is this week. I didn't particularly fancy spending this significant holiday on a bus station bench drinking a quart of gin out of a brown paper bag with the other hobos. So I have belatedly picked a spot and booked both a Greyhound ticket and cheap hotel for a couple of nights. So I will be spending Thanksgiving in..... Alabama. Montgomery to be exact. The Prancing Unicorns & Ambrosia Palace I think the name of the hotel was. Something like that anyway. I've adjusted my expectations downwards in any event.
I absolutely promise to have some actual photos of Atlanta tomorrow. It will be my first real day of being a proper tourist.
Oh come on...... How does a great big grey concrete box sat on the side of a highway relate in any way to the cutesy sounding 'Country Inn & Suites'?
Man, there are a LOT of churches in the South. I reckon Savannah had 1 or 2 per city block. I have no objection you understand, if you want an urgent pray, it's a good thing that you'll never be caught short, but there must be more churches than McDonalds, and there are a LOT of McDonalds over here (as you might imagine). In the UK I think we've closed all but about 15 churches and a couple of cathedrals haven't we? And the cathedrals are just for tourists these days as far as I'm aware. Anyway, God still does a roaring trade over here and it probably goes some way to explaining all the smiles and politeness. I felt my karma was in danger of being in deficit, so attempted a few smiles myself today at the bus station ...and got asked for money quite a lot in return.
Never make assumptions, we all know that, but there are times when one just can't help it and I can be as guilty as anyone. One assumption I made, not unreasonably I thought, was that the "Country Inn & Suites' would be a nice low rise of aesthetically pleasing rooms and apartments, with possibly some soothing background music running throughout the serene complex. Somewhere I could lay my weary head while anticipating the delights of touring Atlanta. Sadly it isn't. It's actually fine to be fair, but the optimistic name amused me somewhat when I was confronted by the reality.
One of my big concerns about being in the US at this time has been Thanksgiving which is this week. I didn't particularly fancy spending this significant holiday on a bus station bench drinking a quart of gin out of a brown paper bag with the other hobos. So I have belatedly picked a spot and booked both a Greyhound ticket and cheap hotel for a couple of nights. So I will be spending Thanksgiving in..... Alabama. Montgomery to be exact. The Prancing Unicorns & Ambrosia Palace I think the name of the hotel was. Something like that anyway. I've adjusted my expectations downwards in any event.
I absolutely promise to have some actual photos of Atlanta tomorrow. It will be my first real day of being a proper tourist.
Oh come on...... How does a great big grey concrete box sat on the side of a highway relate in any way to the cutesy sounding 'Country Inn & Suites'?
I risked a selfie today and wasn't so appalled by the results that I'm braving making it public.
You've certainly got more character than the hotel and better looks that's for sure.
ReplyDeleteLose the ‘thing’ around your neck Dude (unless you are trying to hide a red neck??)! Enjoy Thanksgiving dinner wherever you are. Kneel
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