Nashville, TN

Today was a beautiful day in Nashville.  The weather was perfect and fall foliage is pretty.  So far I love this place.

We toured the Country Music Hall of Fame in this morning.  Willie Nelson and Martina McBride are included in the class of 2020.  I love reading all about their careers but the best for me are the costumes....the gaudier the better.  Martina's outfits were so tiny a real human couldn't fit.  I wanted to get a look behind the dress form to see if they had pinned to fit or if she was just a very small person.  Guess I'll never know.

The thing I found most interesting about Willie was that among some of his earlier venues, he played in Gonzales.  That was before he was somebody I guess.  He had some interesting outfits too.  Not as fun as some of those embroidered/rhinestone suits but still fun.

Woody said that when he was 9 years old he sat in the Elvis car they have on display.  His early brush with fame.

Kacey Musgrave had her fair share of interesting costumes.  One hot pink one was even a Barbie doll.

So that about wrapped up the morning.  After lunch we checked out Opryland and the Grand Ole Opry. There is a comedian playing tonight so we are passing on that but I bought a magnet and ornament like we really went to a show.

Next off to Opry Mills.  Woody checked out Bass Pro while I walked the mall.  It was JUST a mall...nothing exciting.  After I walked the  complete mall circle I sat on a bench outside of Bass Pro next to another lady.  She said I lost my husband in there for 1.5 hours.  But she was ok now because she had coffee.  I told her I just circled the mall and my husband is still in there too.  I texted him that I was waiting outside.

Right after I told her that, her husband appeared and Woody called.  I told them that I had been summoned inside to buy something with a limit.  He had already bought as much as he could so...off I went to buy myself some more ammo.

Several years ago, I wanted to check out the Gaylord Opryland hotel.  Woody wasn't interested so he dropped me off.  I went in this massive hotel and promptly got lost.  It is like a city in the middle of this complex.  I had to get help to get out of this horrible place.  It's no place for a directionally challenged person.

Tonight I thought I could go back to look at Christmas decorations and take a boat ride. We went on a practice run today.  Woody dropped me off, I went inside and looked around and promptly left.  I could still feel my panic from years ago so I'm gonna pass on this adventure.

So, we are back at the hotel so other than dinner, touring is complete for the day.  I like Nashville a lot.