During that short time in Atlanta I walked myself some nice blisters. You might ask why not take a taxi and I answer how are you supposed to get to know a city if you don’t walk & observe? Was kind of odd … at times I was the only not homeless person walking around. Made tons of friends.

Ok! Ready for more random but handpicked Atlanta pictures?

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I’m back home now for over a week and I have been pretty busy and just finally found some time to upload the first set of Atlanta pictures. Atlanta was very strange and partly deserted and with probably the strangest downtown area I experienced in a US city. Don’t get me started on the “Underground” I mean how can you recommend that to any visitors. Scrap this on all tourist guides for Atlanta. I did like the architecture (sometimes reminded me of the Hansaviertel in Berlin) and the contrasts of old and new. Loved that strange Marriott Hotel and the inside CNN studio tour. Skipped the Coca Cola and the Aquarium which is like effen $56! Sorry, I don’t have that budget for that.

Enjoy the first set of images and I will blog some more later:

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Calatrava’s tourist magnet in Valencia is the City of Arts and Sciences, a collection of insanely designed buildings which cost a fortune a day just to maintain.

Never felt like taking tons of pictures of it, since everyone can take great pictures of these buildings. But yesterday I truly felt inspired.

Awesome Pics: City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia

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I want to build a whole castle just out of Lego cameras.

Now all the fun of LEGO bricks is engineered into a real digital camera. The LEGO Digital Camera looks like it is built completely from LEGO bricks, but it can not be taken apart. LEGO bricks can be added to the top and the bottom so kids can integrate it into their building creations. But this is not a toy. Its a full functioning 3MP digital camera featuring 1.5" LCD screen, built-in flash, fixed focus and digital zoom. The camera holds up to 80 photos at a time. Let your imagination go wild.

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First set of Atlanta pictures after the TeaBaggers. I knew about the Fox Theater but I didn’t know it’s that cool. I wish I had a chance to go inside to take some pictures of the interior design as well. As must seen when in Atlanta.

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Hello gang. I’m back in Valencia and somewhat well rested. They trip back was exhausting but made it in one full piece .

The US trip was awesome but way too short. Took tons of pictures, so get ready for them – they will be posted within the next couple of days.

I also wanted to thank following RGS readers … Ismail and Henri for donating a little something to make my trip a little bit more enjoyable. You guys rock!

So first day and I’m already busy ( and still very jet lagged) yesterday the ATP tennis tournament Open500 started in Valencia  today got to see Andy Ram and Alberto Martin play. This event also was the inauguration for Calatrava’s new building called the Agora aka The Pregnant Oyster of Valencia.

More pictures I took: ATP Open500 Valencia 2009

Thank you again for sticking around even though I haven’t been blogging much. NOW … back to business!!!

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Backwards digital retro frame for Mac lovers.

Meet the first ever analog "digital" photo frame. By "digital," we mean it has a Mac software window silk-screened onto it. By hand. Which is amusing when you think about it. It’s a manually-applied representation of a computer interface which holds your printed image which was probably taken on a digital camera. You don’t have to worry about the LCD panel on this one; it’s a piece of transparent glass. You don’t have to register it, there are never any software updates required, and if the power goes out, it continues to function.

Wooden photo frame measures 5 3/4 inches wide by 4 3/4 inches high and holds a 4 3/4 inch by 3 3/4 inch photo. Includes a sheet of paper in the frame to represent the transparent background in Photoshop, and a pressboard kickstand-style stand.

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From the outside the Marquis Marriott Atlanta looks like any other high rise hotel except for the belly curved sites. Once you step in the only thing there is left to say is BWOAH! I thought the Marquis Marriott in Times Square NYC is breathtaking but the Marquis Marriott Atlanta is truly unique and I never have seen anything like this before. It feels organic and looks like a spaceship and the Noak’s Ark at the same time.

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Made my very first contact with teabaggers. Yeah! And that on the very first day in the US. I secretly hoping to see some but so soon…. nice! I was on my way to the CNN HQ and there they were holding up their signs.

But guys, come on .. Fox news? There is nothing news about it.

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CNN HQ was fun and worth the $13 … next time I will do that VIP tour where you actually get to go inside the studio and newsroom. I was wondering if any CNN news editor has ever been on RGS.

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First time ever – US Rodeo in Valencia, Spain. Of course we had to go and we had blast. The Spanish brought America the horses and the the Americans are coming back with Rodeo.

Link with more pictures: Rodeo

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