The Atlanta Traveler

I  recently went to the Titanic Exhibit at the Aquarium and I left with the impression I’d been on luxury liner. A lot of the display is about class – there were first, second and third class passengers. In fact, one of the reasons that there were enough lifeboats for only half of the passengers is that the British shipping company, the White Star Line, had made the decision that all those boats cluttered up their luxury ship.

You will walk through a first-class cabin and a third-class room.  There are eye witness accounts, photos and many exhibits, including pieces of the china used in both first class and third class. My “Boarding Pass” was in the name of a second class passenger traveling to Akron, Ohio, who was, coincidentally, my age. At the end a list of all the passengers and crew is presented with diginity, as well as the individual stories of some and how they came to be on that particular ship. Even if you have no interest in the romance of the popular movie, this is a fascinating trip back into time.

I have been to the Aquarium before but it is still beautiful and awe-inspiring. Just watching the whale shark and a manta ray swimming overhead is other-worldly. The music adds to the tranquility of the place. I can see why the belugas are such a popular exhibit. They are big and well, almost huggable.

The Titanic exhibit will only be here until Spring. See www.georgiaaquarium.org.

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