Love HOTlanta - lived there for 10 years, GREAT shopping, interesting people and good ol' southern hospitality
Raleigh however is very beautiful
thats a tough decision - I'm split - either one would be wonderful
EDITED to say: it depends on what kind of traffic you can handle. Atlanta traffic is terrible....Indy 500 meets skeet shooting.....some days its great other days its gridlock. Like any major city really. The airport is also a ZOO.