Ahoy,
Our latest expedition took us from Chicago to Nashville. I took the opportunity of being able to fly from Chicago to head south before heading west. I have not seen much of the south - it is such a trek to get out there from LA.
We took our first day to get out to the Parthenon of Nashville. It was erected for the Columbian Exposition and so loved that they eventually made it permanent. It's a replica of the real one in Greece and I got to get a lot closer to this one than the original. There is an art/history museum inside. It is a lot of art. That was his one art museum pass for the year. Art museums are on the bottom of my museum hierarchy, so A has to trick me into going to them. Eventually my high school friends made it to the park and we walked back to get BBQ. We walked through the Gulch, and made it to that main street of bars with live music, eventually picking a place that had a girl performing. It was a great pick. We walked back to get Hattie b's hot chicken for dinner. It was good, but I don't know if it was better than Howlin'.
Our next day was our rainy day. We started off indoors at a restaurant because the boys missed their breakfast. It stopped pouring for a bit while we walked downtown to the capitol and the State Museum, which is full of fascinating and old things and free! It was pouring while we were inside. We got a ride to go to Prince's, again, not as good as Howlin'. Our next destination was a bar that had games and axe throwing. The wait was too long so we played cards for a bit before heading back. I was trying to emphasize an earlier call time for the boys the next day.
Our goal was to get an 'early' tour for the Belle Meade Plantation. The Journey to Jubilee tour was so worth it and educational and eye opening! Please do this if you go to Nashville. We learned about the few slaves that are named that worked there. Of the 136, only 5 have known identities. It was part spoken word, part lecture, part critical analysis, etc. Really such a unique experience. And includes a wine tasting.
Our next stop was disc golfing. There were a lot of holes, and we did not finish them all. But great course. I wouldn't mind going again. I called it when I was hungry. A distillery tasting was coming up and I thought it would be wise to get food beforehand. Alas, the hot chicken place that was near the distillery turned out to be closed and under construction despite what google was reporting. It was heartbreaking. With a time crunch to be back for our tour, thus began my mad dash to find food with 4 boys trailing behind me. We walked to the farmer's market near the State Museum from the day before. When we got there, it was closed for a private event! Heartbreaking. Then I led us to a fast food style seafood place that miraculously, was open. It was surprisingly good. And we got back in time for our tour. Nelson's Green Brier Distillery has a history that is made for movies. We got to try a lot of their varieties that are unfortunately not available in LA.
Our last night, we caught another live act before embarking on A's first White Castle experience. He said he would eat it again. That's a win! Our hotel was great. It had the best parts of a more intimate family owned bnb, but still the amenities of a big chain. Would stay there again!
We arrived in LA with plenty of time for New Year's Eve. Barely stayed awake to midnight, though.
best,
jt
Our latest expedition took us from Chicago to Nashville. I took the opportunity of being able to fly from Chicago to head south before heading west. I have not seen much of the south - it is such a trek to get out there from LA.
We took our first day to get out to the Parthenon of Nashville. It was erected for the Columbian Exposition and so loved that they eventually made it permanent. It's a replica of the real one in Greece and I got to get a lot closer to this one than the original. There is an art/history museum inside. It is a lot of art. That was his one art museum pass for the year. Art museums are on the bottom of my museum hierarchy, so A has to trick me into going to them. Eventually my high school friends made it to the park and we walked back to get BBQ. We walked through the Gulch, and made it to that main street of bars with live music, eventually picking a place that had a girl performing. It was a great pick. We walked back to get Hattie b's hot chicken for dinner. It was good, but I don't know if it was better than Howlin'.
Our next day was our rainy day. We started off indoors at a restaurant because the boys missed their breakfast. It stopped pouring for a bit while we walked downtown to the capitol and the State Museum, which is full of fascinating and old things and free! It was pouring while we were inside. We got a ride to go to Prince's, again, not as good as Howlin'. Our next destination was a bar that had games and axe throwing. The wait was too long so we played cards for a bit before heading back. I was trying to emphasize an earlier call time for the boys the next day.
Our goal was to get an 'early' tour for the Belle Meade Plantation. The Journey to Jubilee tour was so worth it and educational and eye opening! Please do this if you go to Nashville. We learned about the few slaves that are named that worked there. Of the 136, only 5 have known identities. It was part spoken word, part lecture, part critical analysis, etc. Really such a unique experience. And includes a wine tasting.
Our next stop was disc golfing. There were a lot of holes, and we did not finish them all. But great course. I wouldn't mind going again. I called it when I was hungry. A distillery tasting was coming up and I thought it would be wise to get food beforehand. Alas, the hot chicken place that was near the distillery turned out to be closed and under construction despite what google was reporting. It was heartbreaking. With a time crunch to be back for our tour, thus began my mad dash to find food with 4 boys trailing behind me. We walked to the farmer's market near the State Museum from the day before. When we got there, it was closed for a private event! Heartbreaking. Then I led us to a fast food style seafood place that miraculously, was open. It was surprisingly good. And we got back in time for our tour. Nelson's Green Brier Distillery has a history that is made for movies. We got to try a lot of their varieties that are unfortunately not available in LA.
Our last night, we caught another live act before embarking on A's first White Castle experience. He said he would eat it again. That's a win! Our hotel was great. It had the best parts of a more intimate family owned bnb, but still the amenities of a big chain. Would stay there again!
We arrived in LA with plenty of time for New Year's Eve. Barely stayed awake to midnight, though.
best,
jt
No comments:
Post a Comment