Well this is as close as I got to him-Damn! Poor Terri waited for Johnny Cash to show up-
Eventually, they asked her to leave. Thank God, she is doing all the driving.
We stayed 2 nights at the Nashville KOA.
We arrived early, so we toured the Grand Ole Opry. It was a backstage hour tour. I was surprised to see the Opry was right next to a Dave and Busters, adjacent to a mall. The property used to be an amusement park. This Opry was built in 1974. It’s original location was the Ryman Church on Fifth Avenue. The old location is now Ryman Auditorium and serves as concert venue. The new Opry flooded in 2010 and was up and running in a few short months. A section of center stage from the Ryman was moved to the new location and continues to be center stage. This section of stage is where all the country icons stood to preform. Terri and I stood on that same wood and they took our photo. For $25.00 we could have a copy of the photo. Needless to say you are not going to see copy of the photo, but here are some we took for free!
Blake’s mailbox:
Okay so we didn’t take many photos inside…..but we got one of Blake’s mailbox…
Growing up in Westmoreland County Pennsylvania, neither of us have ever set foot in a Honky Tonk, unless you count Pipetown hotel. So we ventured to Broadway. No, not to see Hamilton- wrong Broadway…. The first Honky Tonk was Tootsie’s. It was so jam-packed, the only standing room was on the bar. We visited 3 others, heard some locals and did some hootin’ and holler’n. The street reminded us of a mini Vegas, but instead of Casino’s, bars. Many of the bars had roof top entertainment. The view of Nashville from a rooftop was stunning.
The following day, we went for a bike ride on a park trail in Nashville. We certainly got a different view of the city.
Oh and did I mention it was 95 degrees…that was the thermometer reading, not heat index….we kept well hydrated and then went for a swim at the KOA. Nice day! Real nice Day!