We arrived in Nashville yesterday. There wasn’t too much to write about as it was just another travel day. Steve was very glad to get here as he has done all the driving and we’ve gone over a thousand miles already. He’s pooped and glad to be here for three nights.
We knew we wanted to do a lot of exploring while here, so we decided to board Maggie. We really didn’t want to leave her alone in the RV for hours and we didn’t know how easy or far it would be to check on her. She is at Camp Bow Wow. It is a chain and we have one in Tucson that she has been to. She’s not a fan, but we know she is safe and well cared for. I feel like I can relax a bit myself.
After dropping Maggie off, we drove back to the RV park and then called a shuttle to take us downtown. It dropped us off right in front of the Country Music Hall of Fame, which we plan to visit tomorrow. We were hungry, so we walked a block to Honky-tonk row, also known as S. Broadway. The first place we went was Garth Brooks’ place called Friend's in Low Places. A year or so ago we watched a documentary on how he and Trisha Yearwood built the place, so it was fun to see in person. We ordered some wontons filled with collard greens which were delicious, and we shared the ‘tower’ of chicken tenders. Wow, were they good, and it was way too much food. We were actually kind of embarrassed when it was delivered and the people at the table next to us were really laughing! We also enjoyed the live music that was playing. Evidently you could scan a QR code and for a mere $20 you could request a song! That was a first for me… and people were doing it! I was perfectly happy to save my $20 and just listen to whatever they sang. Turns out most of the bars do that.
We then went to three more bars to listen to music. They were all excellent. There was no cover charge, you just walk in and enjoy the show. We had a bit of excitement when one of the bartenders somehow lost control of one of the taps filled with mixer and it shot about 8 ft.past us and hit another table. It did shoot across my back so I got wet too. The bartender was super embarrassed and of course comped our drinks. It really wasn’t a big deal… clothes dry off after all. I think the bartender was relieved we didn’t overreact. lol
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| Just me and Trisha hangin’at the honky-tonk |
We plan to go back tomorrow night to experience all the neon and hit a few more bars. The ones we were in today were Garth Brooks’, Jason Aldean’s, Jelly Roll, and Miranda Lambert’s bar. Super fun.
We then headed back to the rv for a very short nap and then drove to,The Grand Ole Opry House which is only a mile and a half away from the rv park. This was our first time and it really was fun! Each act sings 3 songs, and we had a great variety. Everyone was so talented, and we got to see someone perform who was there for the first time so that was fun. We also saw John Foster who was a runner up on American Idol… it was his 19th birthday. Wow, what a talent!
Well, off to bed… another big day of country music again tomorrow!