Blogs from Nashville, Tennessee, United States, North America

So Matt has been home from Afghanistan for three weeks and we're leaving on our post-deployment vacation. We realized that we've seen so much of the rest of the world but really not that much of America, so we're staying domestic for the majority of this vacation. We're spending 10 days in Alaska, 4 days in Seattle, and 2 days in Vancouver. We left today to fly to Fairbanks, which was going to take three connecting flights...Nashville to Dallas, Dallas to Seattle, and Seattle to Fairbanks. We left the house at a little after 10:00am to drive to my sister's...she's going to take my car for the duration of the vacation (along with the dogs) and drop us off at the airport, God bless her. On the way to the airport I get a text message ... read more

Had a great week visiting with my sisters in Nashville with the highlight being a trip to the Grand Ole Opry last night. One of the best concerts I have seen in a long time. Entertainers included Loren Alaina from American Idol 2012, Josh Turner, Charlie Pride, Mel Tillis, Casey James (also from American Idol but not sure which year), Whispering Bill Anderson, Jim Ed Brown, Jeanie Seely, and Carrie Underwood. Carrie Underwood was celebrating her fifth year as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. We leave Nashville this morning and head to Dollywood in eastern Tennessee. Enjoy the pictures.... read more

Arrived at my sisters in Nashville yesterday, 1 June. We originally planned to arrive in Nashville today, 2 June, but we wanted to get off the road due to the threat of severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes in Western and Central Tennessee. Thankfully we took a more southern route this year in order to visit my brother-in-law in Dallas for a few days so we missed all the storms in Oklahoma. This years trip hasn't gone quite as smoothly as last years trip did. It started on our first day in Phoenix when we plugged the lights and brakes for the car into the motorhome. We were having problems getting a good connection which resulted in issues with the brakes between the car and motorhome. After applying a little electrical grease to both ends of the ... read more

As we approach Nashville, the countryside seems more hilly with lot of deciduous trees. The trees are still without leaves - a sure sign we are heading north. We left Graceland about 11:30am and decide we can make Nashville for the Grand Ole Opry that night. We are rushing it a bit because the Opry only plays Tuesday, Friday and Saturday and we are arriving Tuesday so may not want to spend that much time in Nashville waiting for the Friday show. We book the Comfort Inn in Music Valley and arrive in time to unload, get something to eat and head to the Opry. It was very good and nearly full so we feel lucky we got tickets. There were 7 or 8 entertainers, some old timers and some new entertainers. We enjoyed John Conlee, ... read more

Saturday Nov. 3rd - Left Telluride today, bound for Nashville. After a quick stop at a natural hot spring, we buckled down for a long day of driving. We stopped for a late lunch/early dinner at the Frontier Restaurant, across from the University of New Mexico campus in Albuquerque. It had been featured on an episode of Man vs. Food. Cheap, delicious, and filling:) Drove long into the night, making it into Oklahoma before pulling over for a nap, which was an hour longer thanks to daylight savings. Sunday Nov. 4th - Woke up early and pressed on for Tennessee. We arrived in Nashville right around dinner time, and Allison's cousin Sam, his wife Brynn, and their 8 month old daughter Freya took us out to their favorite dinner spot. Afterwards Sam showed us around downtown. ... read more

By Jane Schultz Phantom Press Nashville is known as the home of country music and is often associated with hungry country star wannabes, but the thriving metropolis also holds a lot of great urban culture underneath its 10 gallon cowboy hat. While the Grand Ole Opry and Country Music Hall of Fame are a few classic staples of this spectacular town, Music City has plenty to offer its residents and the 10 million visitors who travel through here annually. From drinks and eats, to visual and audible treats, the capital of Tennessee is sure to satisfy. Nashville's job growth is one of the fastest in the country, creating a steady influx of new residents every year. So whether you're planning to quit your job and move to Nashville, or just in need of a getaway, here ... read more

Last night was definately one of the highlights of this summers adventures for Sally and I. You can't visit Nasville Tennessee with seeing the Grand Ole Opry whether you are a country music fan or not. Like the banner on the front of the building says, this is 'The Show that made Country Music Famous'. The Opry House just reopened this year after being flooded in the summer of 2010 by over 14 inches of rain in the Nashville area. The cumberland river which runs right behind the Opry House overflowed it's bank which resulted in serious flooding of the Opry House. The Roy Acuff theater was located to the right of the Opry House and it was damaged so severely that it was a complete loss and had to be demolished. The Grand Ole Opry ... read more