Gold and Beautiful

The first time I visited Atlanta was for a job interview. I took a shuttle from the airport to Lawrenceville. I was the only passenger in the shuttle and the driver was amazing. When he found out that I was interviewing at GGC he told me everything I needed to know about Lawrenceville, from population to average monthly rent :-). On the way he also pointed out the major tourist attractions of Atlanta, World of Coca-Cola, Aquarium, TBS TV station and Stone Mountain. When he told me that Stone Mountain was the world's largest piece of granite, I dismissed the idea as an usual "American" self-absorbed opinion rather than as a fact. When I first visited the place and saw the engraved civil war heroes it reminded me of Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. If you really want to feel like a true Georgian and experience the country life-style, you should attend the laser show on 4th of July at Stone Mountain. The place gets crowded hours before the laser show begins. For someone who...

This weekend was another hiking weekend. This time we went to a smaller place (smaller in terms of hiking, more touristy!!!) called Stone Mountain....supposed to be Georgia's answer to Mount Rushmore. It is the "world's" (of course!!!!) tallest granite stone. We had to climb the mountain to reach the top and it was a li'l strenuous but worth it. The view from the top is beautiful and the breeze was much needed.... There are other ways to get to the top, viz the Skylift...The skylift reminded me of old Hindi movies; Shammi Kapoor singing Akele akele kahan jaa rahe ho......... or Raj Kapoor and Vayjayantimala in Sangam...But those trolleys (I think that's what we used to call them then) were so cozy and romantic, accommodating only 2 people. America loves money and so obviously the cable cars at Stone Mountain were for the masses, carrying many people at a time, everyone standing!!!!! That sight just ruined my desire to get in one. Well, hopefully the sight fro...