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North America » United States » Tennessee » Sweetwater April 2nd 2006

Went to Graceland and had out picture taken in our cowgirl hats. Drove thru terrible storm and pulled over in Dickson TN. Ate at the buffet at Shoney's. Sun came out and we drove on to Nashville. Betty bought some souvenirs and we had our picture taken--AGAIN! Got into Sweetwater very late. Ready for the ancestors!... read more
Betty and the President
Kay & Betty Do Music City

North America » United States » Tennessee » Nashville March 1st 2006

Hello All Me and Vic have found ourselves in Nashville, we have just been to Chicago, which was an excellent city, no gunshots, no gangsters, not even any moonshine, but one great pancake house and some interesting shops and people! The hostel we stayed in was pretty good, except that on the first night Vic saw a little ghost boy looking at us while we asleep, was she dreaming, or is it a sixth sense thing, she says she was dreaming but i'm not convinced! We are now in the swinging country music capital of the world, and yes i have bought a cowboy hat, amazing! I am in the process of trying to convince vic to go to hooters for our evening meal, but i'm not sure that shes buying into it! She was asked ... read more
terry and vic us side o' falls
terry and Narnia ice tree
falls from canadian side (skytower)

North America » United States » Tennessee » Memphis February 18th 2006

well we have been to nashville and i can safely say that we are no closer to understanding what the hell shawn mullins meant when he sang "it's like nashville with a tan"...no idea what he is talking about.....i can report that its a ripper little town....country music everywhere...we drove all the way from hot springs arkansas, past memphis to nashville...a long way...we have now handed the car back and it was very sad...we travelled just under 1000miles in it and it felt like the 3rd member of the group...and its less smelly than kristian. hot springs was great..its where bill clinton grew up...we went to his birth home in hope...having read the first 200 pages of his autobiography it was great see all tyhe places he described so well.. we drove from nashville and we ... read more

North America » United States » Tennessee » Memphis February 17th 2006

This trip was spontaneity at its finest. I decided Thursday afternoon to take the train down to Memphis, filled up my iPod Friday morning with every song about Memphis I owned, and was on the Amtrak Friday night headed south. I was ecstatic; not only was Memphis reportably 30 degrees warmer than Champaign (it was unbearable in Illinois), but as luck would have it that weekend was to be the weekend of the annual Beale Street Zydeco Festival. I love Zydeco! It all seemed perfect. I would take the train Friday night, arrive at 6 AM in Memphis, grab breakfast and then explore the town before I'd depart again at 10:30 that night in order to be back in Champaign for the Indiana game Sunday afternoon. I boarded the train with nothing but my journal, some ... read more

North America » United States » Tennessee » Murfreesboro January 31st 2006

With only 14 days until I leave for S. Korea, I have been busy readying books on Korean history, war, culture, politics, religion, etc. There is little, I find, that can truly prepare me for a place I have never experienced. Here is what has been on my mind these last few days: “Home is where the heart is.” Or so I have heard. At one point, after my family moved to Middle Tennessee, I thought I had left my heart in sunny California, somewhere on Glory Lane in a castle made of redwoods or possibly even in a thicket of blackberry bushes stained with memories of long summers and no television. This was my Home. After I left for College in East Tennessee, I thought that I had left my heart in Murfreesboro, where I ... read more

North America » United States » Tennessee » Nashville January 11th 2006

OK, I am writing this in August and this trip actually took place in January, but I just started this blog and this seemed like a worthwhile and memorable trip to include. Ian and I were in Nashville for 6 days. I found out I was going for a work convention and Ian decided to join me and make the most out of "work" as there was plenty of downtime scheduled for us to explore! We arrived on Friday night, Jan 6th. The flight was nice, we were on smaller planes than either of us had ever flown on before, but we were comfortable, and with just two seats on each side of the aisle we could snooze and lounge without worrying about drooling on a neighbor. We had a short stop-over in Cincinatti, just long ... read more
Jasmine and the Honkey Tonk Heroes Guitar
Aquarium Restaurant
Home of the Bright Blue Lemonade

North America » United States » Tennessee » Chattanooga December 9th 2005

Ah, the Chattanooga Choo Choo Holiday Inn. Ain’t no one askin’, “Pardon me boys, but is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo,” anymore. The irony, of course, is that even “the L&N don’t run here anymore.” Nor does the Southern Railway. And even though you’re sitting inside an opulent, if midsized, passenger station, you have to travel a hundreds miles by other means to catch the nearest Amtrak passenger train in Gainesville, Georgia. But hey, if it wasn’t for the near-demise of passenger rail in the Twentieth Century, it wouldn’t be possible in the Twenty First Century to sleep in passenger car cum hotel room in the switching yard of a defunct passenger station converted into a hotel. A plaque remains on the receiving side of the old Chattanooga passenger station, explaining the historical significance of Chattanooga ... read more
Railcar Room Interior
Railcars
Chattanooga Military History

North America » United States » Tennessee » Memphis November 24th 2005

There's no place like home for the holidays.... read more
CJ and Woody
Wow!

North America » United States » Tennessee » Memphis November 22nd 2005

Katherine and I are back in the States in time for the holidays. I was really anxious about flying for so long with a toddler. When we first came to Germany, we had an overnight flight, so Katherine slept part of the way, but coming back to the States our 9-and-a-half-hour flight was during day-time, so I spent a lot of time planning in-flight activities. Here are some tips from me to other globe-trekking mothers of toddlers: 1) Prepare your toddler. Start reading picture books about air travel before you leave. You can even use pictures off the internet to make your own book explaining airports and airplanes. 2) Choose the right airline. U.S. Airways had a nice selection of movies and television shows on the backs of all chairs, so if your toddler likes TV, ... read more

North America » United States » Tennessee » Memphis November 8th 2005

Yesterday morning, we drove through the whole of Mississippi on I-55, passing through Jackson and on to Memphis in Tennessee. We ate at Corky's BBQ and then hit the town for some blues/soul music on Beale St. Today, we visted Graceland - a totally worthwhile experience and very well presented even if the decor was a bit 70s! Afterwards, Emma and I went off on our own and took a tour of the Gibson guitar factory - well cool - and I got to play a 6000 dollar axe. After some food at the Hard Rock Cafe we went for a walk along the Mississippi river, saw Union Avenue, Mudd Island, the Pyramid and some John Grisham related locations (marked with a placard). ... read more




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