Atlanta and Montgomery

Our first day of travel was Sunday, May 23. We stopped in Atlanta to see Sam's cousin, Kali, and eat at Ippolito's, a delicious Italian restaurant that my family and I used to eat at frequently when we lived in Norcross. We had a great time seeing Kali and her new apartment. The garlic rolls at Ippolito's were just as great as I remembered and we took another bunch along in the car with us. The car smelled pretty awesome!

We left in late afternoon to drive the rest of the way to Montgomery. Pretty soon after we crossed the Georgia-Alabama border, we gained an hour, which was an unexpected surprise! We got into Montgomery around dinnertime and checked into the hotel before venturing into the downtown area. Because it was a Sunday night, everything was pretty shut down. The downtown area was small and easily navigable so we walked around for awhile before settling down to dinner at Wintzell's Oyster House. Sam enjoyed a catfish poboy and I had some mahi-mahi. We walked down by the Alabama River hoping there would be a place to sit and enjoy a drink or dessert, but there weren't any restaurants. We also realized that we wouldn't be able to see any of the Civil Rights monuments and memorials since it was a Sunday night. Nonetheless, we enjoyed a relaxing evening and rested up before our drive to New Orleans.