Tennessee, Nashville Oct 31 to Nov 7

Nashville, Tennessee is the home of country music.  It was a very interesting city to explore with lots of very interesting buildings.  All the people we met here were very friendly.  Our friends Bob and Irmie Mitchell flew out from Denver to spend a few days with us.  It was very good to see them.  We met them each morning at the Cracker Barrel for breakfast, there went my diet. 

Nashville, Tennessee



The four of us.  Irm - Bob - Kay - Marty

 

We drove downtown and parked the car so we could walk around the city.

The next few pictures are some of the buildings in downtown Nashville. 

LP Field,  the home of the Tennessee Titans

Looking across the Cumberland River from downtown Nashville

We spent a few hours in the Country Music Hall of Fame Museum.  Irm and Bob viewing one of the many displays.

The costumes were out of this world.

Here are a couple ready to be picked up.

After the Museum, we went to Jack's for a good BBQ lunch.

The Grand Ole Opry was held in the old Ryman Auditorium and not in the new Opry building.  They were decorating the new one for the Christmas shows. 

While waiting to get into the Grand Ole Opry, a couple of actors representing Minnie Pearl and Hank Williams came out to entertain the people.  Of course I had to have my picture taken with them.

Kay, Irm and Bob waiting for the show to start.  We had very good seats up in the balcony.
The show for the night was, Jeannie Seely - Edens Edge - Jimmy Dickens - Phil Vassar - Riders In The Sky - Rodney Atkins - Rascal Flatts.

Edens Edge,  the young lady was very good.

Little Jimmy Dickens.  Jimmy will be 91 years young in December.  He still hosts the Opry four days a week.  Seeing him, was on my bucket list.

Riders In The Sky.  They have been on the Opry for 35 years.

Rascal Flatts

The Hermitage

On Wednesday we drove out to the Hermitage.  It was the home and plantation of President Andrew Jackson.  We spent most of the afternoon touring the grounds and his home.  They didn't allow us to take pictures on the inside of the house.

Looking at the side of the home.

Some school kids giving parts of the tour of the house.  It was nice to hear them give their talks.

We took a wagon ride around the plantation.  The woman giving the tour was very knowledgeable of the history of the Jackson's family.

nice horses

Now that is a good looking couple.

This is the cabin Andrew Jackson and his family lived for 17 years before they moved to the big house.

This is the final resting place for Andrew Jackson and his wife Rachel

The Hermitage Church.

On the way out, I had to investigate this little green bug.

Little Green Bug

Sunday Kay and I did the dinner show cruise on the General Jackson Showboat.  It cruised up and back on the Cumberland River.

Kay waiting for us to be boarded on the boat.  She sure did look good, but she always looks good.

A toast to us.   We had very good seats for the show.  The dinner was very good also.

The group was called the American Country Singers.  They were quite talented.

Night lights in Nashville