We were up bright and early this morning for our guided bus tour of Nashville. We had breakfast at our hotel and the bus came to pick us up at 0830. As Nashville is the state capital, we saw the state legislature, courthouse and other sites of historical significance to the great state of Tennessee and of the city. Of course, it was the country music that we were most interested in, so we were thrilled to visit the old Ryman Auditorium, the church of country music, the original home of the Grand Ole Opry. It is still in use today but for a wide range of music and live theatre. We had our photos taken on the stage of the Opry with the old set, the familiar red barn in the background.
Then it was off to the Country Music Hall of Fame. What an amazing place it is, commemorating everybody who was anybody in the country music industry. Visiting there was a great experience.
Then it was off to the downtown area where most of the big country bars are located. We stopped at one of the more famous ones called The Legends Bar where many big stars past and present, such as Allan Jackson, Gretchen Wilson and Randy Travis got their start. We listened to one such, Duncan Houston and bought one of his CDs for only $10. He even autographed it for us. Who knows, maybe one day we will have an early edition of a big time artist!
Then it was back to the hotel to pick up the car and head out to Dayton and Jennifer’s home. By this time, it was quite hot again, so we had the roof closed. We arrived at Jennifer’s home at about 4ish and were warmly greeted. Jennifer’s son Bradley was quite taken with our car and spent several minutes “petting” the roof. We spent some time getting acquainted and Jennifer’s husband, Jim came in and we got acquainted with him. We also saw Jennifer’s dachshund dogs and puppies. They are beautiful.
Jim took us all out to dinner at a Shoney’s Restaurant in a neighbouring community of Athens, which we all enjoyed. Bradley was happy as we had him ride with us with the roof down.
Then it was back to the house and Jennifer got her genealogy files out and started showing us the way she keeps her information organized. At the same time a big rain and electrical storm broke out. That was good news for them as they had had no rain for about 6 weeks, just a steady diet of sun and three digit temperatures, (Fahrenheit)
By this time, it was getting pretty late so it was off to bed to end an exciting day.
Then it was off to the Country Music Hall of Fame. What an amazing place it is, commemorating everybody who was anybody in the country music industry. Visiting there was a great experience.
Then it was off to the downtown area where most of the big country bars are located. We stopped at one of the more famous ones called The Legends Bar where many big stars past and present, such as Allan Jackson, Gretchen Wilson and Randy Travis got their start. We listened to one such, Duncan Houston and bought one of his CDs for only $10. He even autographed it for us. Who knows, maybe one day we will have an early edition of a big time artist!
Then it was back to the hotel to pick up the car and head out to Dayton and Jennifer’s home. By this time, it was quite hot again, so we had the roof closed. We arrived at Jennifer’s home at about 4ish and were warmly greeted. Jennifer’s son Bradley was quite taken with our car and spent several minutes “petting” the roof. We spent some time getting acquainted and Jennifer’s husband, Jim came in and we got acquainted with him. We also saw Jennifer’s dachshund dogs and puppies. They are beautiful.
Jim took us all out to dinner at a Shoney’s Restaurant in a neighbouring community of Athens, which we all enjoyed. Bradley was happy as we had him ride with us with the roof down.
Then it was back to the house and Jennifer got her genealogy files out and started showing us the way she keeps her information organized. At the same time a big rain and electrical storm broke out. That was good news for them as they had had no rain for about 6 weeks, just a steady diet of sun and three digit temperatures, (Fahrenheit)
By this time, it was getting pretty late so it was off to bed to end an exciting day.
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