The Heat is On, Decisions, Broadway St.

Two Rivers Campground, Nashville

Okay, so we woke up in a quiet little park in Nashville, on Monday, Oct. 21^st. The highway is close to us and I can hear traffic as I sit here but we never noticed it last night. We are far enough away but not too far from the office, which is nice. We both had our showers this morning, first thing, and enjoyed the pressure and free water! 😊

Good morning!
Views from our park. 

Then we sat to figure out what we want to and can afford to do while here in the music city. First off, to mention last night’s entertainment here in the park. Tim Abbott and his son, Tristan, showed us and other campers a fun evening from 7 to 9. We sat outside, which did get cool (I was not dressed appropriately) and tapped our toes and sang along to their country and rock music.

Tim and Tristan Abbot
our Sunday night entertainment

Tim is quite the character and told us stories of his 38-year career as a back up piano player at the Grand Ole Opry for many well-known celebrities. His son played drums and sang for us as well.  It was great! This morning, we walked to the office to get some guidance as far as the trolley tours into downtown and bought tickets for Wednesday morning, getting a discount from the park as well.

Waiting and riding the shuttle.
Bill, Carmel and Bill on the left.

When we walked back, we had a clearer understanding of what part of our week would look like. We will not be going every day, at least not for the whole day, but will be sure to get a taste of the Nashville experience. We walked over to Camping World, which was dangerously close, next door! Of course, we found things we either needed or wanted at good prices and returned to the Suite and Gibbs.

Views down Broadway St.
Hey, that's me in the top photo!

It was his turn so I took him to the doggie park so he could walk around off leash. No other puppies were there for him to play with though. After lunch, at which I had the leftover pizza (so good, heated in Rosy), we walked up to catch the Music City Shuttle at 1:30. We sat on the front porch to wait and met a lovely couple with those wonderful Australian accents. 😊 Carmel and Bill, not sure if I have spelled her name right, were catching the same bus.

Lots of country entertainer
marquees. Fun to see.
We popped into a few bars and the music was
good at every one.

Our ride was late so it gave us an opportunity to chat and get to know each other a bit. We did part ways at 4^th Ave. and Commerce St. downtown Nashville, but I hope our paths cross again. What can I say about Broadway St.? Well, we felt a bit overwhelmed/intimidated at first until we got our bearings and then just set off to do a ‘sight-seeing’ walk. We just needed to see where things were, take pictures and pop into a few of the bars.

We watched the tv show about the building
of this bar venue so had to stand by his statue.

Sharing a drink on the balcony level

We had to show ID to enter the rooftop
bar and Trisha's kitchen.
Not sure why but we had to see.
Notice my sign in the top left?
Just chillin...............they forgot 'with Patsy'!

The music was great for each one and although it wasn’t ‘wall to wall’ tourists, it was close. The pictures will have to tell the story of what bars we saw and we ended up having a drink at Garth Brooks/Trisha Yearwood’s ‘Friends in Low Places’. To say they are expensive is a moot point, of course they are! Even more than my last expensive drink on Beale Street with our buddies, Rob and Pat. They were $12. We enjoyed the 3 hours and caught our ride back around 5:15.

Some reading material for you.

Our shuttle stop was behind the Ryman Auditorium.

You know where we are when you see the
peg game - if you've ever been to a CB.

Gibbs did his walk-about and we left him yet again to go around the corner for a meal at Cracker Barrel. Because we don’t have them in Canada, we wanted to indulge while it was so close. A lot better pricing too, than in the Broadway district. 😊 Back home by 7:30, we streamed the new episode of Fire Country and at 9, I was in bed. It was a lovely day, 78F/26C with clear sky all day.

Good night!

Thank you for your visit! Come back tomorrow, y’all! ♥