Cowboy Boots

Monday 26th November 2018

First stop Frothy Monkey and pancakes for breakfast followed by a quick pit stop at the Ryman giftshop for Wendy.

Then it was time for some shopping.  Purchased a teal  top and black hooded cardigan with Nashville skyline in silver and sparkles.  Tried on boots in a couple of shops but very expensive.

Broadway
Broadway
Broadway

Next it was a tour of the George Jones museum on 2nd Avenue where I go to try out a wooden rocking chair, followed by lunch in the downstairs restaurant.  Sweet potato fries and coleslaw with live music.

Afterwards headed back up broadway but only as far as Bootleggers Inn which had a great singer on stage before heading back to hotel.

Broadway

This evening we took advantage of the hotel shuttle, as it was so cold, to get to the wildhorse saloon for live music and line dancing.  Cola was only $3.20 with free re-fills – cheap evening!

Wildhorse Saloon

We had dinner in a pizza place off broadway and then stopped in at Roberts Western World for some more traditional country music before calling it a night.

Nashville TV

Sunday 25th November 2018

Went to a lovely coffee shop round the corner from the hotel for breakfast this morning called Funky Monkey.  Had amazing pancakes with bacon and fresh fruit.

Sunrise

After breakfast we went back to the Ryman for the gift shop, was too busy last night to look properly.  Brought a couple of post cards and for myself a silver bracelet and black T-shirt with Ryman on it in silver.

This afternoon we went on a Greyline bus tour of the TV program “Nashville”.  It showed us where all the characters houses were and where lots of it were filmed, a lot out in East Nashville which seemed a nice place, all the houses have swing seats on their porches.  It also included a tour of the Ryman Auditorium and we got to have our photo taken on the stage, and see a video of how it all started.

Ryman Auditorium
Ryman Auditorium
Me in the Ryman Auditorium
Deacon’s House
Raynor’s House

In the evening we went to Broadway for dinner at a bar that was showing the ice hockey game.  Afterwards  we went to a Honkey Tonk, still on Broadway, for a drink and music.