Re: [85attendees] Initial Atlanta experiences - taxi from airport

["Howard, Lee" <[e-mail]>]

I forgot to warn everyone. . .

The guys in uniforms along the wall at baggage claim will be happy to
direct you to sedans and limousines, which are more expensive than taxis.
Only after asking questions will they confess that they know where the
taxis are.  Continue walking past all of baggage carousels through the
doors (slightly left) to the taxi stand.  You actually pass the entrance
to MARTA to get to the taxis.  I believe it's a flat rate of $41.50
downtown by cab, and it is customary to tip 10-20% of the fare.  Most
taxis do accept credit cards.  There are also ATMs in the baggage claim
area, marked "Wells Fargo," $3 fee.

Lee

On 11/3/12 6:45 PM, "Mark Townsley" <[e-mail]> wrote:

>
>I have to say, to my surprise I just had one of my fastest airplane to
>taxi experiences of my life.  The security check on exit was absent, no
>significant lines at immigration, customs, or taxi stand.
>
>- Mark
>
>On Nov 3, 2012, at 18:32, "Romascanu, Dan (Dan)" <[e-mail]>
>wrote:
>
>> It depends I guess where your airplane parked relative to the
>> immigration hall. It's a big terminal, but not unique in its dimensions.
>>
>>
>> Dan
>>
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: [e-mail]
>> [mailto:[e-mail]]
>>> On Behalf Of Ersue, Mehmet (NSN - DE/Munich)
>>> Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2012 12:31 AM
>>> To: ext Howard, Lee; Jari Arkko; [e-mail]
>>> Subject: Re: [85attendees] Initial Atlanta experiences
>>>
>>> I actually found the immigration pretty smooth and quick.
>>> However, I am wondering whether I'm the only person who is complaining
>>> on this, but I found the walk between the gate and the final Atlanta
>>> immigration area very very long.
>>> I heard myself asking more than once: "Which ingenious person designed
>>> this terminal?"
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Mehmet
>>>
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: [e-mail]
>>> [mailto:[e-mail]] On
>>>> Behalf Of ext Howard, Lee
>>>> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 12:12 AM
>>>> To: Jari Arkko; [e-mail]
>>>> Subject: Re: [85attendees] Initial Atlanta experiences
>>>>
>>>> I suppose I can't actually speak on behalf of the entire United
>> States
>>> of America, but
>>>> as a citizen, I can say that I am sorry our immigration process is
>> so
>>> bad.  I hope that
>>>> others will have a better experience.
>>>>
>>>> Visit www.ietf85.com for a list of restaurants.  There are several
>>> within two blocks; I
>>>> had a good experience at White Oak, whiteoakkitchen.com
>>>>
>>>> The taxi line is inefficient when there are many people (six cabs
>> pull
>>> up, fill up, then
>>>> leave before the next six can arrive).  But service is reasonable.
>>> MARTA (subway)
>>>> delivers you about two blocks from the hotel, but I prefer taxi.
>>>>
>>>> There is a gym at the Hilton.  I haven't actually used it, but the
>> web
>>> site claims it's
>>>> excellent.
>>>>
>>>> Lee
>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: [e-mail]
>>> [mailto:[e-mail]] On
>>>> Behalf Of
>>>>> Jari Arkko
>>>>> Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 4:59 PM
>>>>> To: [e-mail]
>>>>> Subject: [85attendees] Initial Atlanta experiences
>>>>>
>>>>> I arrived yesterday. Some initial experiences:
>>>>>
>>>>> Airport -- The airport itself was efficient and worked well, but
>>> immigrations was a
>>>> bad
>>>>> experience. We arrived a bit later than predicted, and by the time
>>> the planeload of
>>>> people
>>>>> entered the immigrations hall, there was an announcement that the
>>> agents are free
>>>> to go
>>>>> home. They did. Several hundred people waited in line for that one
>>> poor one
>>>> remaining agent
>>>>> (who is in good spirits, all things considered). At some point
>>> during the wait there
>>>> was
>>>>> another announcement that apologized they are experiencing
>>> "technical difficulties".
>>>> It turns
>>>>> out that they have been experiencing computer problems for some
>>> time, nationwide,
>>>> but to us
>>>>> in the queue this seemed ... wrong. I waited maybe one hour and
>>> fifteen minutes,
>>>> but I was
>>>>> lucky in how the queues got split up at some point, so others
>>> probably waited longer.
>>>> They
>>>>> increased the number of agents in the end, before that I was
>> afraid
>>> we'd be there
>>>> all night. In
>>>>> any case, it was a long wait late in the evening, after a 10-hour
>>> flight sitting next to
>>>> the
>>>>> singing golf buddies at the back of the aircraft :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> Taxis -- Good availability, short ride, reasonable price, my fare
>>> was 33$.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hotel -- Pretty familiar Hilton experience, but exceptionally
>>> friendly staff. No hotel
>>>> wireless
>>>>> at 25th floor (in the Hilton), but wired Internet. None of the few
>>> dozen other visible
>>>>> networks seem to be open or working, so it is either your own
>>> connectivity or the
>>>> wired
>>>>> network. In the 27th floor there is an executive lounge for Hilton
>>> regulars, open for
>>>> breakfast
>>>>> and snacks during the day. The breakfast is quite limited compared
>>> to usual Hilton
>>>> lounge
>>>>> standards, but was sufficient for me. (Youghurt, pastries, bread,
>>> fruit, coffee, soft
>>>> drinks, etc
>>>>> but no meats or warm items.) The Marriott is connected by a bridge
>>> to the Hilton.
>>>> For the
>>>>> budget-minded, there's a Motel 6 next to the hotel as well.
>>>>>
>>>>> Other hotel services -- there's an outdoors pool, access from
>> level
>>> 3.
>>>>>
>>>>> Food -- There is a nearby foodcourt in the Peachtree Center
>>> building. Recommended
>>>> for
>>>>> quick lunches, good variety of food options. I liked the Yami-Yami
>>> Sushi in particular
>>>> :-)
>>>>> Access the center via the the Marriott which is connected to the
>>> center via a bridge.
>>>> But
>>>>> walking on the streets may be faster. There's a coffee shop in the
>>> hotel lobby with
>>>> some
>>>>> sandwiches and similar.
>>>>>
>>>>> Network -- Hotel network has transitioned to the IETF. IPv6
>> routing
>>> doesn't seem to
>>>> be up
>>>>> yet, at least not from my room. Otherwise the IETF network works
>>> great, as
>>>> always! I wish
>>>>> the hotel wireless would extend to my room so that I could use my
>>> computer's wired
>>>>> interface for the testing that I need to do, but my requirements
>> are
>>> probably
>>>> special. (Update:
>>>>> IPv6 now seems to work when I test again after composing this
>>> e-mail. But I've also
>>>> seen a
>>>>> network outage.)
>>>>>
>>>>> Mobile networks -- I have found that it is economical to carry
>>> around two devices,
>>>> one with
>>>>> my regular SIM where I can be reached on my usual phone number,
>> and
>>> another
>>>> one with a
>>>>> local SIM that provides inexpensive network access as a portable
>>> access point. For
>>>> instance,
>>>>> T-Mobile SIM card with unlimited access (limited MBytes for 4G
>>> though) costs $50
>>>> per
>>>>> month whereas my roaming costs in the US are 8$/MB on my regular
>>> provider at
>>>> home.
>>>>>
>>>>> Still looking for: Restaurants. To be honest I have not seen one
>>> yet. I guess there
>>>> are some,
>>>>> somewhere :-) And I'm hoping there's a gym in the hotel. I'd also
>>> love to drop by
>>>> some
>>>>> climbing wall in the city, but have not yet had time to search for
>>> one. It might of
>>>> course also
>>>>> be that I run out of time to go there. I'll try though.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jari
>>>>>
>>>>>
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