Re: [85attendees] Initial Atlanta experiences

I have to say that my taxi (at about 19:30 Saturday) was driven
carefully and the driver was polite. He charged $33.50 (plus tip)
from the International terminal, which is supposed to be the fixed fare
to downtown.

Regards
   Brian Carpenter
   Cell phone during IETF85: +1 847 219 0880

On 04/11/2012 20:20, Samantha Sau Man Lo wrote:
> I never have good experience with the taxis in Atlanta.
> 
> The only problem with MARTA is at night, if you need to walk from the
> station to the hotel, it will be a little bit "scary." I suggest people to
> walk in groups in downtown at night.
> 
> -- Samantha
> 
> On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 3:11 PM, Melinda Shore
> <melinda.shore@nomountain.net>wrote:
> 
>> On 11/4/2012 11:06 AM, Ted Lemon wrote:
>>> On Nov 4, 2012, at 2:53 PM, Nagesh Javali <Nagesh.Javali@hughes.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Fastest taxi ride from airport, almost as fast as plane; and taxi
>>>> driver was rude...
>>> For those who have not yet arrived, a MARTA weekly pass is about $25.
>>> Signage in the airport is terrible; on the Delta side of baggage
>>> claim, walk in the direction of higher numbered baggage claim carts
>>> and look toward the middle of the building, and you will see the
>>> train station.   Unless you brought a ton of baggage, the walk from
>>> the MARTA station (Peachtree) to the hotel is easy.
>> For those taking a taxi, the experience seems to be highly dependent
>> on what time of day you arrive.  I arrived at rush hour on Friday and
>> the trip from the airport was hellish.  MARTA's going to run at
>> roughly the same speed during rush hour as any other time, although it
>> may be a lot more crowded.
>>
>> Melinda
>>
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