Blogs from Nashville, Tennessee, United States, North America - page 9

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

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

We drove today from Cleveland and made great time, because we gained an hour and are now in central time. We relaxed at campsite and headed downtown to the Music Venue area on Broadway in downtown. Walked around and got the feel of Music City, lots of live music, and tourists, saw the Ryman Auditorium where they held the original Grand Old Opry and a few other sights. On to Arkansas in the morning...... read more

We're leaving Nashville on our way to Los Angeles.... read more