Georgia on My Mind

So I think I fell in love last night, not with a person but with a city. Or at least a part of it anyway.

Unbeknownst (nice GRE word, eh?) to me, Atlanta isn't just the city. There are many suburbs/neighborhoods around the inner city that also make up the Atl. I have yet to go exploring in the actual city (I'm super scared to drive around here because I'm not an aggressive driver at all), but have finally had the pleasure to go exploring in one part of the 'burbs called Virginia Highlands. And I love it!

We started by having dinner at these food trucks, not a totally novel concept to me as UVa started doing their own version my fourth year. There were 4 trucks (apparently there's usually even more), one serving cupcakes, the other popsicles, a Mexican-Asian fusion truck and a Mexican-southern comfort food truck all set up in this empty parking lot. It was awesome. The food was tasty and cheap and the people watching was prime: this was a place where people from the neighborhood brought their dogs, kids, friends, and just planted themselves on a curb to eat their meals.

The King of Pops (popsicles to be exact).

I love this dog!

This truck name is "Blaxican" for its mix of southern and Mexican food.

Mexi-Asian cuisine

The rest of the night we just walked around the neighborhood, where there are neighborhoods and pockets of restaurants and boutique shopping centers. It reminds me a little bit of Charlottesville, when you get down towards the Downtown Mall, but with more trees and houses. I'm so glad that there are trees! And dogs. Everywhere I look there are dogs. I made friends with this fuzzy Goldendoodle named Lars, which makes me miss my Allie even more. 

What's up next? Well we've made plans to try this gem (or shall I say jungle) of a Thai restaurant. Plus there's this awesome indoor farmer's market, and many many more small neighborhoods to explore. Did I also mention the Food Truck Expo in September...?