My trip to Atlanta - Part I

[DallasTexan]

I had the pleasure of taking a getaway to Atlanta this weekend to relax and just get out of Nashville for awhile.

I decided to be a little extravagant and stay at the Marriott Marquis in downtown. It was such a wonderful experience! I requested the highest room available, and got a room on the 45th floor overlooking Midtown. The view was AWESOME!

Anyways, on to the pics...

The hotel was hosting a black tie gala while I was there. Everyone in the grand lobby was wearing a tuxedo or ballgown. It was really cool.

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The hotel's atrium. Riding up the glass elevator was scary at first, but after I got used to it, it was awesome! Everything flew by while travelling up 45 floors!

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My room... This bed was the most comfortable I have ever slept in :)

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Looking across the room to the floor to ceiling glass windows:

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The view to the outside world:

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My view:

http://home.comcast.net/~justinmarkvii/Hotel3.jpg

Zoomed in:

http://home.comcast.net/~justinmarkvii/Hotel5.jpg

Looking up to Midtown Atlanta:

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Looking at the SunTrust building located to the left. Oooh, tall...

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The Bank of America in all her cheating glory... j/k :lol:

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Peachtree Summit Tower:

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The Georgia Power Building:

http://home.comcast.net/~justinmarkvii/Hotel8.jpg

Looking down. I never thought a 30 story building could look small :D

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Looking down to part of the Peachtree Mall:

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The view at dusk:

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A parting shot - a close up of the SunTrust:

http://home.comcast.net/~justinmarkvii/SunTrust.jpg

Enjoy!

[bloodandpopcorn]

Wow, great pictures! That looks like a great hotel. Hopefully Mariott's Dallas Convention Center hotel (if it ever gets done!) will be equally as amazing.

Atlanta really is a very nice city. Hopefully with a little more time Dallas can achieve at least Atlanta's level of niceness, if not surpass it entirely, hehe.

[gc]

Actaully, I think Atlanta and Dallas are quite similar in the number of high-rises, density, urban-ness, etc. Atlanta, however, had the '96 Olympics to fast-track inner city cleanup, revitalization, and restoration. I have family there and I always enjoy visiting.

thanks for pictures

[CTroyMathis]

Those are terrific photos!
Man, gotta love the atrium upshot, yes indeed.