uh, thank you...thank you veeerrry much!...for stopping by to see part deux of our southern tour. 2nd stop: music city, nashville.
music row=6th street - the trash all on the ground, the homeless people and the eccentric people watching.
in many ways, a lot like austin. in many ways, the complete opposite of austin. a statue of billy graham. the prescence of churches are reflective of the city's strong christian roots that are still holding on tight.
the bluebird cafe. such a cool music venue where a lot of famous and not-so-famous songwriters like to test out their music. we got in and had the best seat in the house, a foot and a half away from brandon heath, a christian music singer that we hear a lot on the radio.
it was a very unique music experience with the musicians sitting in the middle of the intimate cafe taking turns playing songs in a circle. everyone is supposed to be silent as the musicians play. to top off our wonderful musical experience, i had fried green tomatoes for the first time ever and to say i liked them would be an understatement!
the next morning, we ate at the fried griddle, a place where you make your own pancakes. another "unique" experience. adam was intrigued; me not so much. i prefer someone else making my food if i am going out to eat and am paying to get it made! hah.
after our do-it-yourself breakfast, we went to a plantation, the bell meade plantation. at the belle meade, they bred race horses. a lot of the famous kentucky derby championship horses such as sea biscuit are descendents of a horse that was bred at the belle meade. because of the prestige of the belle meade thorough-breds, the plantation was untouched by the union army.
the belmont mansion, a house that the union army stationed themselves in while nashville was under the control of the union army.
we then took a duck tour of downtown nashville. quack. quack.
at the loveless cafe, voted #1 in america for southern comfort food and their biscuits are like no other. you won't go home hungry! i guarantee it!
on the last day of our trip we went to president andrew jackson's home. here is adam in front of the jackson's limosine carriage.
the hermitage. home of our country's 7th president, andrew jackson.
just chillaxing on the former president's former lawn.
andrew jackson was quite an interesting president. he founded the democratic party, was the 1st president to win both the electoral votes and the popular votes, and sided with the union although he was born a confederate, just to name a few.
conclusion: i recommend this georgia, tennessee trip to anyone who loves beautiful views and wants to learn more about our truly great country's past. i promise your pride in our country will be rejuvenated!
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