I arrived in Atlanta after almost a 36 hour flight on the night of the 5th January. A flew ro Doha Qatar in the midle east where i spent the night in a transfer hotel and embarked on the Qatar Airways flight to New York. It was quite an experience flying into New York JFK airport. It was a 13.30 hr flight which i felt like never ending. From New York it was the third leg of trip to Atlanta on a Delta Air Lines flight which took around 2.30 hrs i guess. I did’nt notice anything during that flight since i was dozing all through the flight.
I walked into an uncharacteristically cold Atlanta. It was a full Winter here. Temperatures plunged into -8 or -9 in my first week. I had all the winter clothes with me, but the first ever experience of snow was amazing. I just loved the sight of small snow flakes comming down from the heavens.
Where i stay is about 40 minutes away from Atlanta city an area called Duluth. From here its about 10 kilometers to the Office of my Client. (Americans use miles for distance which i’m not very familiar with) I quickly got upto speed with driving in America. Its all about driving on the other side of the road. It takes a little bit of time to get used to it, specially on a junction, it really gets tricky. But apart from that you have to be careful about speed limits. Most of the roads around here allows speeds between 35 - 45mph. But a high way (400) Close by allows higher speeds.
There are many places to eat here. Had the opportunity to try Mexican and some Italian as well. The temperatures are getting better now. Probably by the time i leave (26th January) it should be quite normal here. But i’m ever glad that i walked into a winter and had the opportunity to experiece it.
Visited a large Wal Mart and a Barnes and Nonle book store last Saturday.
I’m sure i will find new capacity and hunger in me which was never explored before. Bon Voyage!