September 2013, The Year I Turned 29 Again

I had THE MOST WONDERFUL birthday.  We went to Atlanta to see the exhibit at the High Museum.  We took the subway and arrived just after 10:00 am.  School groups and retired groups had already arrived so the exhibit was a little crowded. There were some wonderful paintings in the exhibit.  In college I did an extensive study of the late Renaissance period and was pleased to find some artist's work there that I wasn't familiar with.   There was Salomon van Ruysdael, Jacob van Ruisdael, Pieter Claesz, Carel Fabritius, and Emanuel de Witte.

In addition to seeing "the Mona Lisa of the North" by Vermeer, we also saw a couple of Rembrandts and this little precious....

Not a part of this exhibit but a part of the High's collection, we found these great pieces by Gerhardt Richter...

We had a leisurely lunch and did some people watching on Peachtree Street then walked several blocks to the art store, taking in the beautiful buildings and gorgeous skyline.  We went to Buckhead and had a delicious birthday dinner (Thanks, Don Shula!).  All in all, it was a perfect birthday.

The next day we went to the Georgia Aquarium and to World of Coke.  By the time we got through those we were exhausted.  We relaxed in the afternoon and then had dinner at Mellow Mushroom (you know, they started in Atlanta).  

I continue to be amazed at the courteous drivers in Atlanta. The rush hour traffic is horrendous but people don't get all bent out of shape about it.  I guess they are used to it and allow for the holdup. They will let you move across in front of them and I saw no evidence of any kind of road rage, not even a horn blow! What a civil place!

P.S.  The earring isn't pearl, it's a metallic disc.