Day 62 - Hermitage, TN (Day 2)

The night was comfortable.  We didn't need heat, A/C or fans ... just a few open windows.

The campground is quiet today.  About half of the campers left this morning.  This is the off-season, clearly there would be a lot more activity if we were here in early September.  The marina and water park are closed; the zip line and campground are open.

We can imagine a very busy entrance

The Treetop Adventure Park has a
zip line and a ropes course

We drove into downtown Nashville and toured The District ... it's an area bounded by I-40 on the west, the Cumberland River on the east, Demonbreun St. on the south and the capitol mall on the north.  The streets were alive with activity.  We spent most of our time on Broadway and Church St. ... they were lined with "bars and guitars".  Here are some views from our wandering.

Cool buildings ...

Condos on Church St.

One Nashville Place

AT&T Building is known as
"The Batman Building"

The Pinnacle at Symphony Place

Street views ...

Broadway between 3rd and 4th Ave.

2nd Ave. between Church and Commerce St.

Church St.

Printers Alley

LP Field (Tennessee Titans - NFL) ...

Across the Cumberland River
from Riverfront Park

View of downtown from Riverfront Park

Bridgestone Arena (Nashville Predators - NHL) ...

Corner of Broadway & 5th Ave. S.

The Downtown Presbyterian Church ...

Puckett's Grocery and Restaurant ...
Puckett's was highly recommended and across the street from The Downtown Presbyterian Church.  The entire city must have heard.  Puckett's was packed with diners and customers were waiting 20 minutes or more to be seated.

We had fried green tomato BLT sandwiches and warm cherry cobbler for lunch.  Both were ... delicious!

The place was full and the service was great

They offer live entertainment like all other
restaurants and bars

Bars and Musicians ...
The streets in The District are lined with bars.  These are just a few samples.

Musicians perform in the bars and on the street.

Some humor ...

This guy couldn't resist Carol

Some boots are just too big to fill

We considered a trailer trade ...
but, not for long

Dick doesn't look too good today

As if there aren't enough bars along
the street ... this one is on the street.

A Nashville visit seems incomplete without including The Grand Ole Opry.  We went to the Grand Ole Opry House at the Opry Mill Mall. We were disappointed to learn that Ryman Auditorium (the original home of the Opry) was downtown and we missed seeing it.

Our brief Nashville visit left some very good impressions.  The city is full of all kinds of history and fun activities ...  we only sampled a few.  We need to come again and stay longer.