Oct. 7: My cousin Anne drove from Jamestown, TN (about 2.5 hours away) to visit us. We haven’t seen each other in about 13 years. Wow! How does that much time slip away? We were born 3 months apart and now we have granddaughters born 3 months apart.Thanks Anne for this very yummy edible bouquet!We drove down to nearby Franklin to check out this town and have lunch..Apparently Gray’s Pharmacy is a cool restaurant but the wait time was over an hour so we had lunch at a nearby pizza parlor.Then we drove up to Nashville to Centennial Park where we happened upon a Cultural Fest. This represented the most diversity we have seen since we started the Loop.And, random – the Parthenon??? Didn’t expect to see the Parthenon in Nashville.
Bob checking out the 7.5 ton doors to the upper level of the Parthenon.Anne and me in front of the doors.The Parthenon was a temple to the Goddess Athena (Nick, Nick, Nick, Athena, Athena, Diana – from My Big Fat Greek Wedding).At 41 feet tall, we looked pretty small at her feet.Detail of her upper body.Sunken Gardens in Centennial Park (off to the left and not pictured were photo shoots going on for two wedding parties).Anne brought us back to the boat. After she left we checked out the weather. Looks like Hurricane Nate is all set to hit the USA between New Orleans and Mobile, and then head towards Nashville!Oct. 8: Our nephew Greg was in Nashville visiting his girlfriend Ali (who goes to Vanderbilt University for her masters degree). They came over to the marina to visit us.Checked out this boat – Rhino. Alan Jackson bought this boat and brought her back to life after being in ill repair, apparently this boat sank twice! It’s Rybovich 58 foot sport fishing boat.Detail of the bow with the very narrow inlet we’ll go through tomorrow in the background.Greg and Ali drove us into downtown Nashville starting out in Printer’s Alley.
Had a very tasty lunch at the roof top of the Rock Bottom Restaurant.Greg and Ali looking at pictures of Clayton and Sam’s wedding two weeks ago. The Tennessee Titans were on TV in the background.Looking over at the Nissan Stadium, home of the Titans. Titan game was in Miami today.AT&T Headquarters. Locally called the Batman Building. From a different perspective the building has two antenna towers making it look bat-like.From the Pedestrian Bridge you can see the “town” docks. Had we continued on to Nashville on the Cumberland River, this is where we would have docked.
Touristy shots of Nashville.You ain’t nothing but a hound dog…
More touristy shots.Several intersections have criss cross walkways, very cool!Stopped at Layla’s to listen to a local band (and have another beer). Every restaurant on Broadway had a live band going. Crazy cacophony.One of many pedal taverns hosting a bachelorette party. We learned that Nashville is the bachelorette capital of the nation.And you can’t beat this bargain – 3 pairs of boots for the price of one! Thanks Greg and Ali for a wonderful day (despite the rain of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Nate).
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