Monday, 22 August 2011

The Margaret Mitchell House, Atlanta

My honeymoon hasn't really involved many bookish destinations, so when we decided to visit Atlanta for two days, I insisted that we go to the Margaret Mitchell house.  I first read Gone With the Wind when I was about 16 or 17, and have been a fan of both the book and the film ever since.


Ignore the wonkiness of the photo, but this is the Margaret Mitchell house.  She lived with her second husband in an apartment on the ground floor whilst she wrote the majority of the book.  We had an informative tour by someone who knew a lot about the both the house and Margaret, but unfortunately were not allowed to take any photos inside the actual apartment.  The best part was that everyone on the tour was clearly a massive book geek!


The attached museum has lots of book and film memorabilia.  This portrait is used in the film, when Rhett and Scarlett are living together.


Creating my own masterpiece!


And just for fun! :P


We're leaving for home tomorrow.  As we didn't book the most expensive flight available, we have a midnight three-hour stop over at Toronto before heading on for London.  In 23 days we've visited eight states and I've driven over 2000 miles.  Not bad :)

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11 comments:

  1. karen!22 August 2011 at 23:08

    Sounds like you are having a great trip.

    Oooh... I love the fact that then I clicked over your blog told me that you're reading _Gone with the Wind_ right now. So appropriate.

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  2. Sam (Tiny Library)24 August 2011 at 17:20

    I had a great time Karen, back home now. And the Margaret Mitchell House is totally why I'm rereading Gone With the Wind! :P

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  3. Sophie24 August 2011 at 19:59

    It sounds like it was a great trip! I love taking book inspired trips, actually have been planning one to England, loosely based around Remarkable Creatures and a couple similar reads.

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  4. Jo24 August 2011 at 22:21

    What a fab trip. Cannot believe you are home already.

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  5. Danielle Zappavigna25 August 2011 at 15:17

    That's so cool that there was a whole tour of book nerds - I love it! I would love that tour too :-) sounds like you've had a brilliant honeymoon, hope the flight home's not too terrible :-/

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  6. Sam (Tiny Library)25 August 2011 at 19:42

    Sophie, it was so much fun! Did you visit Lyme Regis on your trip then? I used to holiday there with my family when I was little and it's a gorgeous place.

    Jo, tell me about it! And back to work soon :(

    Mummazappa - Yep, I fit right it! The flight home was fine, apart from my suitcase getting left in Toronto... it was delivered this morning, but still a bit stressful!

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  7. Maria Grazia25 August 2011 at 22:13

    Not bad at all. And you've even found the time for blogging. You're an amazing Wonder Woman! Lovely pics.

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  8. Darlyn (Your Move, Dickens)26 August 2011 at 16:19

    It's so cool that you got to visit the Margaret Mitchell house while reading Gone With the Wind. I hope you have a great time in London. :)

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  9. O.27 August 2011 at 22:59

    So cool, the place where a literary legend was born! Wish they'd let you take pictures inside too.
    Glad you're back in England, just in time before all the weather craziness here.

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  10. Anonymous28 August 2011 at 02:43

    Now there is a place that I would like to be!

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  11. Unknown29 August 2011 at 14:35

    not bad indeed!!! i hope you liked The South! :)

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