The Very Happy Blogger : #BLAUGUST - Day 10

Hello dear readers,

(After the unfortunate delay yesterday...)

It is officially time for the final chapter, the conclusion of all conclusions, the finale to finale all finales... *drum roll pls*... The last part of me documenting my trip to America!

Atlanta was our last stop as we have some friends who used to live very near to us, but moved to this particular city a couple of years ago. So we went to visit them!

The day after we arrived, we went thrift shopping - it was one of the best moments ever *cue Macklemore*

Having fun with masks at the Gone With the Wind museum in Marietta, Atlanta - my mum bought an incredibly kitch handbag, which is ever so slightly embarrassing

My dad looking majestic

I found this so interesting: the numbers of women who served in various wars and how it increased #gowomen (think this was the Marietta museum)

Hi there you dear deer u

Buddies (me in the middle)

Dressing up as Lincoln in a shop and having a sword fight, as you do

We went to the incredibly powerful, new Civil Rights museum in Atlanta (with my godmother - who I hadn't seen for 9 years and she flew down especially from New York for a day just to meet us!) - it was fascinating and really interactive. They had a stunning exhibit which simulated the civil rights sit-ins, where you say at a lunch counter and put your hands out in front of you, whilst headphones pumped out racial abuse from all sides - both shouts and menacing whispers - and your chair had the sensation of being kicked violently, all captioned with the slogan: how long could you last? It was incredibly powerful and something I don't think I'll ever forget.

The museum was full of inspirational quotes; featuring many from this wonderful lady and her amazing husband

This was a striking bit of artwork on the ground floor - but upstairs they had another section - human rights. That featured exhibits on current global issues such as LGBT rights (if you've read this blog for a while you'll be familiar with the fact that I feel incredibly strongly about this particular issue) and other worthy causes, and how you could help campaign for them. I left the museum feeling truly inspired.

That night, we went out for dinner to a lovely restaurant called Seed and had one of the best drinks I think I've ever tasted - watermelon, strawberry and raspberry lemonade. I can't even begin to describe how good it was, and how I regretted the supersonic speed with which I drank it.

so macho 💪

Martin Luther King Jr and Coretta Scott King's grave - part of a whole area of buildings dedicated to him, with speakers blaring out his speeches and facts about him - did you know that he went to university when he was 15, and had got his degree by 17?!

Windows in the church where the man himself preached - they again had his speeches playing - if you closed your eyes it was almost as though he was standing at the pulpit

A brilliant sculpture in the museum dedicated to MLK, which his wife helped to create, which symbolised the 'long road to freedom'. People of all races and ages are included in it, which I think is lovely

The surprisingly large house he grew up in - and the guide was at pains to state that he was just an ordinary man who was once an ordinary boy (including being the mastermind behind many pranks with his brother on their sister, such as ripping the heads of her dolls and using them as baseballs!), who, when the time came, did extraordinary things...

Later that day, we went to a baseball game: Atlanta Braves vs the Miami Marlins - Atlanta won woop woop!! This is a photo of the huge stadium, ft our photobooth photos