Thursday, January 15, 2009

Coke factory--Atlanta

While we were in Atlanta we had several outings with Gordon and Kathy. One of them was to Coke factory in downtown Atlanta. It was so much fun to go see the new location and new facility for the Coke factory. Here are some of the fun pictures Bryan captured while we were there.

The huge welcome.

These were beautiful wooden bottles in the lobby of the Coke factory. They were huge! At least 8-15 feet tall. Very impressive entryway.
Once on the tour, they had various Coke signs from around the world. Here are a few of them.
Here is an old Coke machine. The cost of a coke from this machine is 10c.
This used to be a Coke delivery vehicle in Buenos Aires. They opened a distribution plant there in the 1930s.
Here are some advertising products used in the U.S. They also had a similar display for advertising materials in the rest of the world.
Another vending machine, this one cost 25c.
At the end of the tour they had a room where you could taste Coke products from around the world. This is a picture of the Africa station. Anybody interested in trying some Beverly? :) I was able to try some of my favorites from when I was growing up. Bryan and I tried to drink at least a taste from every fountain....I almost made it, then I started feeling sick so I stopped.
The entire tour there is a conveyor belt running little Coke bottles above your head. You watch them being bottled in one section, and then at the very end of the tour you get to take one with you. I was just a LITTLE excited....can you tell? :)
Here we are outside the Coke factory after our tour. We had a great time. If you're in Atlanta in the near future, check it out! :)

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