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PG and his pal Uzi had used up all the good places for a sunday afternoon walk. Then Uzi suggested Atlantic Station.
The first stop on the tour was IKEA. PG had heard all the stories describing the place as a retail Hotel California…you can check in, but you cannot check out.
Uzi wanted to see the place, and there were a few spots left in the parking lot. Getting to these places was easier said than done, but after waiting for the vehicles in line to pick up merchandise, the Green Honda was in a space.
IKEA made PG feel so single. All those charming families in the midst of that abundant merchandise. After following the arrows through two levels, the two walkers were expelled into the sunshine.
There were two possible destinations ….the millennium gate, and the mosque. The more secular was chosen. The Millennium Gate gives new meaning to the phrase tacky. Then, the green metal statue honoring “Justice” was examined.
The next stop was the bridge over the freeway. First, there was a detour to the various shrines of retail splendor. An open air market was found. PG stopped to take a picture of a merchant, who waved his arms vigorously and screamed no. This was the cause of much speculation, with Uzi saying he was a fugitive and PG suspecting bootleg merchandise.
Before long, the pair was going down an escalator into a parking facility. There was a money taking box to allow you to pay for your parking. It seems like the whole place is on top of a parking garage. Uzi wondered what would happen when some otp visitors got beaten up by marauding urban teenagers in this garage. This is consistent with his opinion that Atlantic Station was the second coming of Underground Atlanta.
And so it goes. The bowling alley was rented out to a private party. The outfitter store was a glorified version of the gap. Construction was around every corner.
On the way back to IKEA, there was another green metal statue. The first guess was that it was dedicated to truth. After all, truth and justice go together everywhere except the courtroom. But alas, the green metal statue was in honor of peace.