Nashville Tennessee

Our next destination was Nashville, TN where we parked a couple days at the KOA near Opryland. Old friends from Minnesota, now in Nashville, took us to dinner one night at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center.  It was a huge place, the courtyards and various restaurants filled with plants and flowers. Waterfalls and a "river" with riverboat rides added to the scenery; balconies on interior rooms reached over the space...plus, they were adding decorations for the Christmas holidays.  We enjoyed both the dinner and the scenery.

The next day was a backstage tour of the Grand Old Opry.  We got to see the entertainers entrance, their dressing rooms and private mailboxes, the main opry stage, and Studio B where shows like Hee Haw were performed.

For a Nashville history event we went to tour The Hermitage: Home of the People's President Andrew Jackson. "Old Hickory" is probably most remembered for engineering a win over British troops in the Battle of New Orleans in 1815.  His farm, home, gardens, and slave cabins are being preserved; audio tours provide information about his family and his life.