Day 2.46: Atlanta Day 1

We got to sleep in for the first day of our multi-day visit, and had some breakfast before heading downtown with Sarah while Hillel was at work and Jonah was at preschool. Our first stop, in keeping with recent themes, was the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library. It was our quickest visit yet, mainly because the majority of the library covers what happened after Carter was in office. We were particularly curious about the focus on Carter’s work towards achieving peace in the Middle East, which stressed negotiations between Israel and Egypt rather than any more of the greater regional conflict with other nations.

We walked along the Beltline trail to Ponce City Market, a nice indoor space with lots of shops reminiscent of Chelsea Market in New York City. Abe got tagliatelle with shitake mushrooms and kale at Bellina Alimentari, which was quite good, while Arielle and Sarah got popsicles from King of Pops. Arielle especially liked her Thai Tea popsicle.

We returned home for a short time before heading back out for an early dinner. We hit a crazy amount of traffic getting just a few miles down the road, allegedly because Pence was in town. We arrived at Fuego Mundo, where we dined a month earlier with Sarah and Jonah, to meet Shari and Steve, who we had last seen at their daughter Lori’s wedding in November. We enjoyed a nice meal and opportunity to hear about their recent move to Atlanta from New Hampshire. We both got the same steak and tried the sides we had loved so much the last time, the yucca fries and sweet plantains. Arielle also got a sangria!

We then drove a short distance (now with on Pence-related traffic) to meet Sumi, who was roommates in college with Abe’s sister Hannah, and her husband Sanjay, at Café Intermezzo. They told us the many reasons that we should move to Atlanta while we enjoyed some of the delicious cake prepared by this café. Arielle started with caramel tea and then later got a slice of peppermint vanilla cheesecake. Abe enjoyed his Mississippi Mud Pie, Suni got a black-and-white cake, and Sanjay got gluten-free apple crumb. We had a great time, and it was a cool place.

We drove back to Hillel and Sarah’s and naturally played lots of Werewolf.

Approximate number of miles covered: 11