For part I of my trip to Nashville, click HERE.
Nashville...Part II.
On Tuesday, we took it easy for most of the day until mid-afternoon when we headed for the Grand Ole Opry. It was Saint Patrick's Day, so we decked out in green attire...
Nashville...Part II.
On Tuesday, we took it easy for most of the day until mid-afternoon when we headed for the Grand Ole Opry. It was Saint Patrick's Day, so we decked out in green attire...
The Opry Plaza was pretty much a huge resort. In addition to the Opry, it had shops, a hotel, restaurants and a mall.
The Grand Ole Opry...
The line up of musicians playing this night featured Irish step dancers, Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers, Charlie Worsham (below)...
...and also featured a number of other artists, including Lee Greenwood. His last song was "God Bless the USA" which had the entire crowd standing on their feet and joining in song...
After the show concluded, we navigated our way to the front of the stage for a backstage tour of the Opry. We learned about the history of the Opry, stood on the stage (see picture), saw the many dressing rooms behind the stage and heard some stories about a few of our favorite Opry inductees.
On our last day in Nashville, we got up for brunch at the Hermitage Cafe, a popular late night diner...
...and then headed to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
Although we are not huge country music fans, the Hall of Fame was very appealing, and was the perfect activity for getting out of the cold and drizzle.
Elvis' "Solid Gold Cadillac" that he rode in traveling back and forth from Memphis to Nashville...
Elvis' gold piano.
Johnny Cash...
More from the Hall of Fame...
After the Museum, we went on a tour of Studio B, where Elvis and many other musicians recorded some of the best selling music of all time...
We then headed to another area of Nashville for a tour of the Corsair Distillery. Before the tour, we grabbed some BBQ at Jack Cawthon's...
The distillery tour was pretty neat, and included a sampling of some of their products.
We each ordered a cocktail at the end of the tour...
We had made reservations for dinner at a restaurant called, The Southern, which was highly recommended on Yelp and by the woman who owned the house where we were staying.
The Southern featured a shuck-to-order oyster bar and locally sourced meats that were all prepared with a Southern flare. We thought it was the perfect place to enjoy our last night in Nashville.
I had a wonderful time with my mom and sister and can't wait to take another trip together.