Blogs from Nashville, Tennessee, United States, North America - page 6

Tukaj ni tako kot v filmih, ampak je vse zares. Še vedno raziskujem jugovzhod Amerike oz. kot pravijo to je 'ta prava' Amerika. Tennessee je zanimiva država, ne samo zato ker ima dvojne črke v imenu, ampak ker iz te male države prihaja marsikaj, sploh za ljubitelje glasbe. Memphis in Nashville, glasbeni kraljici za blues, country in bluegrass. Johnny Cash, Presley, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee lewis,... Ljubitelji wiskija, Jack Daniels je tukaj zvaril prvega. Kot že veste sem na konzervativni strani velike države ali biblijski pas. Imajo še vedno polno smešnih zakonov, ki so ostali iz starih časov in jih niso spremenili. Recimo v Tennessee-ju če ukradete konja, te po zakonu lahko obesijo, nezakonito je voziti avto v spečem stanju?! in lani so v Nashvillu sprejeli takega ameriškega, da imaš lahko nabito pištolo tudi brez dovoljenja. ... read more

Round Robin Quilt - Tonya's Reveal As we move to the second quilt, and before I pass the mike to Tonya, I have a couple of things to add to the previous blog that people have asked about. Keep the questions coming! We are loving the comments! To know who did which section, each of us signed our name and date on the bottom of the section that we completed. None of them are quilted yet. We each will decide how to quilt them ourselves. Unless of course we get the idea to have a quilting bee! MMM? Not a bad idea? No, we did not have any pattern in mind when we started, we just winged it as the notion hit us! If you see anything written in italics that is me adding something in. ... read more

Well we're off to Arizona for the Winter of 2015. Left home early on January 8th and drove through -17 degrees Celcius temperatures and snow packed roads until we reached Kentucky. Arrived in Nashville 12 1/2 hours later. Nashville, the home to Country Music, is a very interesting city. Of course we experienced quite a few "Honky Tonks" where music talent is in abundance. Visited the recently opened Johnny Cash museum and of course the Country Music Hall of Fame. Both are worth the time and money. And as a climax, on Saturday night, went to the Grand Ole Opry which is such an experience if your a country music fan. Even Debra enjoyed it! The show is held in the winter at the original Ryman Auditorium which made the performances even more memorable. A Canadian ... read more

Next stop was Nashville. I had heard the real estate prices were the highest in the state here. But it is also the tourist capital of Tennessee, so the rents may support higher prices. I looked at about 20 deals, and the better deals seemed to be just south of Nashville, but before making any offers, I wanted to see Knoxville.... read more

Geo: 36.1682, -86.7772After a poor night's sleep, our attempts at slumber thwarted by the sporadic roar of the air conditioning and the intermittent ping of the lift outside the door every time it reached our floor, we had our breakfast, served on polystyrene plates and eaten with plastic cutlery. As far as breakfasts go, for a Marriott Hotel in the middle of the tourist district, it was a pretty poor comparison to ones we have enjoyed in small hostels and guest houses across the world. We took the refund the hotel offered us and hastily hopped into our car to get across town to the main event of Memphis as far as we were concerned, and the main reason for our visit here. Elvis Presley's Graceland is world famous. Pilgrimages from across the globe have been ... read more