Turner Field Atlanta

Spring Break 2003 !! Ahhh, the fun destinations a college student could go to ! Myrtle Beach, Daytona Beach, Mexico ! Nah, who'd want that. I'm going to Atlanta, Georgia to see a painting !

Seriously, that wasn't a joke.

I didn't have a ton of money, so my intention was to go cheap and short. I initially thought it would be a …

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... city (Ponce de Leon). From there it wasn't hard to find an interstate, and once on the interstate we got to the exit for Turner Field.   I was looking forward to the baseball game. My son has long wanted to go see a real major league game. We have ...

... and then refurbished it for baseball. And they did a very nice job. It seats around 50K.   I made may way to Turner Field. Beautiful ballpark. As I did I couldn't help but notice several vendors selling "Hot Boiled Peanuts."  Ever have ...

... in the outfield able to run around a little bit and if there are any "accidents" it is in sand (if I remember correctly). At Turner Field the dogs and owners are sent to the the highest section of the park in just the standard seats anyone else would be ...

... security guard and look at arrow heads. Awesome. We got to Atlanta at about 7PM and drove around downtown , thru Georgia Tech, turner field, etc.....nice place. We then headed to our dinner spot, a hole in the wall, dive of all dive ...

... has to offer their visitors.   There's more to Atlanta than most people realize.   It's much more than Turner Field or CNN. My vacation photo album's pictures have deteriorated quite a bit, but I'll scan and post them because ...

... thousands of Atlantans…they caught up to us! Extricating ourselves from the crowd, we drove Babe to Turner Field to watch baseball!  The Atlanta Braves were playing the Houston Astros.  Once again we were denied access to most parking ...

... A visit to the Olympic Park where the bomb went off during the Olympic Games, past the Georgia Dome and State Capital to Turner Field -- home of the Braves. There were no tours of available but we had a look around what was originally the Olympic ...

Since this is a race weekend we had only one show today and were then able to go on to Jason's last surprise, Turner Field.  We went into the Braves' dugout and then had a tour of their clubhouse.  We also watched their spring training game vs. ...

... we walked down to the Marta - which is the public transportation line here. The train connected us to a shuttle and we were at Turner Field in no time. Red Sox nation was in full effect. I mean Sox fans were everywhere like Gremlins multiplying in the ...

... a small part in how I would spend my 24 hours in Atlanta. Right across the street from my hotel was Turner Field, home to the Atlanta Braves.  (Also another Milwaukee connection as the Braves left Milwaukee after the 1965 season.)  In 2003 I ...