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| Bridgestone Arena ~ location of XM radio station "Highway" |
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| Wings right next to Predators ~ funny! |
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| These tiles were all over the floor for concerts that SOLD OUT here in Bridgestone Arena |
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| Missed the CMA awards in Nashville by one week :( Maybe next year |
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| Sad ~ no hockey ! |
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| 100 year old Ryman Theater in the middle of modern buildings. |
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| The street really looked cool at night with all the neon signs on. |
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| Entertainers left their guitars all over the place. |
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| We ended up seeing "Little Big Town" here |
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| They had big whiskey barrels on the street. |
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| Broadcast tower for XM satellite on Broadway. |
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| What Blog would be complete without a picture of an old truck. |
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| Broadway was beautiful at night with the signs lit up. |
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| 6 tower cranes on one site, now thats some serious construction. |
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| It will look like this once completed. |
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| Who would have thought Parthenon was in Tennessee |
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| With a duplicate 40 foot tall statue of Athena |
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| dem r sum doos |
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| dat too |
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| with lion heads no less |
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| very intricate carvings |
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| It was duplicated to exactly the same size |
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| I quess this saved us a trip to Greece. |
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| A huge locomotive was also in the park. |
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| Some Iron Horse |
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| There was a game going on but we couldn't get in to see them beet the Tennessee Volunteers |
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| Who loves this store!~ Amanda :~) |
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| When we saw this we had to check which state we were in. |
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| We thought we were in Grand Rapids, MI |
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| Though we just missed evening prayer. |
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| Some more interesting sights around Nashville |
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| XM Satellite tower |
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| They were just starting to decorate for Christmas |
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| We ended up seeing the Rockets here |
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| More guitars |
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| When the Rockets play here during the holidays, the country concerts are held at the Ryman. |
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| The Opry was closed to tours so we toured the Opry Mills |
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| The indoor garden atrium |
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| Hanging balls, |
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| Indoor waterfalls, |
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| Crazy tourists, |
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| hanging balloons, |
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| more waterfalls, |
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| Grand Ole Opry is actually the longest running radio broadcast in history |
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| Big elevator lobby |
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| The atrium was huge |
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| Fountains too.... |
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| Even the horses wear boots and play guitars |
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| they even had a indoor river |
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| Sun was setting on another busy day |
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| Just a cool car outside the hotel |
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| now that is some spire |
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| but I'd hate to have to shingle it |
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| The Bluebird Cafe was made famous when the show Nashville show was shot there |
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| so we had to go there for the dinner and show when the writers were performing |
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| We also had to try the famous Barbeque Joint, when pigs fly |
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| our table was 5' off stage |
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| This was Garth Brooks fiddle player |
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| This guy was really photogenic, wasn't he. |
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| We sat next to Walker's wife. They have 4 kids under the age of 6. |
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| A Country Christmas display at the Gaylord Opryland |
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| So beautiful ! 2,000,000 twinkling lights! |
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| These were all around the base of the big tree |
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| Amazing nativity scene with recording playing of the story |
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| This is where we saw the Rockets |
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| outside |
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| inside |
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| This guys trying to figure out the new camera |
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