Blogs from Tennessee, United States, North America - page 96

On our way to our first stop in Tennessee, Kyle warned us about the lady who owned the RV park in Rocky Top, we were told how when we arrive she will come out and introduce herself and ask all our names, that she will call one of us sarah, that she will get on her golf buggy with her ugly dog and drive us to our destination waving manically at us to follow her, she will put her hand on the window mirrors and try to tell Kyle where to park, give us the house rules (this is her home, we are to treat it like our own home and trek doesnt pay her bills, RVs pay her bills so we are to be quiet), she will come to the site at numerous times during ... read more

Sep 12, 2007 City official name :Chattanooga Founded date : Location :Tennessee State Elavation :? ft (? m) Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). Facts :Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in Tennessee (after Memphis, Nashville, and Knoxville), and the seat of Hamilton CountyGR6, in the United States of America. It is located in southeast Tennessee on Chickamauga and Nickajack Lake, which are both part of the Tennessee River, near the border of Georgia, and at the junction of three interstate highways, I-24, I-75, and I-59. The city (downtown elevation approximately 685 feet), which lies at the transition between the ridge-and-valley portion of the Appalachian Mountains and the Cumberland Plateau, is surro... read more

Sep 12, 2007 City official name :Bristol Founded date : Location :Tennessee State Elavation :? ft (? m) Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). Facts :Bristol is a city in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 24,821. It is the twin city of Bristol, Virginia, just across the state line, which runs down the middle of State Street. Along with Kingsport, Tennessee and Johnson City, Tennessee the Bristols form the Tri-Cities. Bristol is probably best known for being the site of some of the first commercial recordings of country music, showcasing Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family, and later a favorite venue of the legendary mountain musician Uncle Charli... read more

Greetings for the last time in Nashville! well this is the last message from me in Nashville...tomorrow we head out to Germany. I have started my packing....gave up and now I must finish it:( My cast mates and I all just went out and got Manicures and Pedicures! yes even the guys did..it was so amazing and just what we all needed! especially my feet....I felt bad for the lady doing it tho, bc I had huge blisters and war wounds from rehersals! speaking of rehersals......we still are not done our shows...we have 1 completed out of 3. Im not impressed at all, bc now we are going to be working all day every day for the next month in Germany! Im excited to go bc I was getting really tired of rehersals and we were ... read more

We drove through the Smoky Mountains and listened to some bluegrass music while taking in the sights…it’s all about the music!! On the way to Nashville we stopped in Lynchburg, TN to take a tour of the Jack Daniels factory. It was an hour long tour and 104 degrees out…very enjoyable ;) LOL We went to the charcoal kiln, the original office, the distillery room and the mellowing room and wandered through the grounds. We had fresh lemonade after the tour and Jared got a limited edition bottle of Jack Daniel’s. We walked around the town (which consisted of a ¼ mile radius of stores all selling Jack Daniel’s memorabilia) and got ice cream cones to snack on. From Lynchburg we headed over to Nashville. We checked in to the hotel at about 7 (it was ... read more