Haven't posted for a couple of days...haven't had a chance. We didn't have internet connection at the hotel the last night (Monday) of our trip; got home late enough Tuesday night; and just felt I needed to spend time with Allison on Wednesday. Allison is at a playdate with her friend, Carolyn, right now, so I am trying to catch up on things.
Monday started out at Franklin, Tennessee, again; Bruce really liked the brownstone project so we drove back down that way before we headed up toward Nashville We were planning on taking a Greyline Tour of the city. On the way out of town, we went past a neat little restaurant that we had seen the night before, but it was closed. It was in an old Victorian home. We stopped for lunch there; I can't recall the name of the restaurant at this moment, but they serve family style, Southern cooking. They served fried chicken, meatloaf, chicken and dumplings, biscuits, cornbread, green beans, okra, corn pudding, cole slaw, salad, some other salads I can't remember, and pecan pie for dessert. It was quite something. We had just started eating, and the hostess seated a gentleman at our table with up. Upon visiting with us, we found out that he was mostly retired, but that he drove part time for Grey Line. When we were finished with our lunch, he offered to drive us to the Grey Line office in order to get on our trip. It ended up being a 30-35 minute drive on busy highways, and we were very lucky to have him leading us. We ended up getting there only 5 minutes before 1:00 (the time the bus was to leave). I told Bruce that we would never have found this place in tme on our own. The man had even called ahead for us to tell them we were coming. It was so heart warming and charming to find this kind individual. His name was Bill. What a treat!
The tour of the city was nice. It took all afternoon. We didn't get finished until well after 5:00 and it was dark and rainy when we finished. It was cold, too.
On the tour, we saw such specific things as Centennial Park, Bicentennial Park, the Tennessee State Capitol, got to stop at a 'bar' called The Legends, where we had a softdrink and listened to some local entertainers, and then on to the Ryman Auditorium, where the Grand Ole Opry used to play. We finished up our tour being at the Country Music Hall of Fame. I had been there before, but it has since moved to a HUGE new building (in the last 5 or 6 years I guess).
The Legends in downtown Nashville.
Tennessee State Capitol Building.
Ryman Auditorium.
Stage backdrop at the Ryman Auditorium.
Lesa and Bruce at the Ryman.
Bronze sculpture of Chet Atkins and Minnie Pearl in the lobby at the Ryman Auditorium.
Had to take a picture of the McDonalds Restaurant that was set up inside to resemble a radio station, WMAC. We of course had to have photos. 
Tuesday morning it was still raining. We went to the Tennessee State History Museum. It was in the basement of the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. It is deceivingly large. Lots of history so they need lots of room. It is set up in such a way that there was no way that we were able to see it all...no real path, but it was interesting nonetheless. We had a little time to kill, so I went to this huge Chrisitian bookstore (Lifeway), and then we headed to the airport. It was still raining. We got into Kansas CIty around 5:00, stopped in St. Joseph at Barbosa's for dinner, and then home to pick up Allison.
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Looks like you two had a great time! I love Nashville - a great place to visit! And there really is always something to do there! And Franklin has some really nice craft stores!
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