Day 78: Nashville, TN - Rest Day 4

Day 78

August 2, 2015

Miles: 0

Nashville 

Steve and I hung out at a great little coffee shop around the corner from the Inn as we waited for Andy and Paige to wake from their crazy night out in Nashville. We were content relaxing at this coffee shop; perhaps it was the amazing iced coffee's we ordered!  We planned to visit the Country Music Hall of Fame Museum today.  That and visit the local candy shop and explore some rooftop bars in Nashville.  It was our last day with Andy and Paige, so we wanted to savor every moment.

Featuring the iced coffee

Steve looking for his next book to read

Instead of breakfast, we decided on lunch.  So we went to a restaurant across the street from the Inn named Blackstone Brewery & Pub Cafe.  Andy had ribs; I had a black bean burger; Paige a chicken sandwich and Steve a greek pizza!

Lunch across the street

Next we headed to the Country Music Hall of Fame Museum. It was a great looking building and was organized quite artistically with all the different exhibits.  There was a special exhibit featuring Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash. It was quite extensive and it expressed the influence these two musicians had on so many others.

Lobby

Three floors in total

Navigating through museum

So many gold and platinum records 

The highlight of the museum was the Dylan and Cash exhibit. Steve loved this exhibit.  He is a big fan of both as you know!

The great pair

Dylan

Cash

So many other exhibits ... here is a sample of them.

Williams

Cohen

Lightfoot

Here below is a picture of an exhibit of three upcoming stars!

Trilogy of Talent

The four of us

Steve caught Andy off guard with this shot

This candy store (pictures below) was quite large and had an enormous selection of candy.   It had every kind of candy imaginable. The only type of candy we could not find was Mexican Hats.  We know how much the mom's love Mexican Hats, especially Nanny, but it looks like the people visiting Nashville must love Mexican Hats too because this candy store didn't have any in sight!

Busted in the candy aisle

Busted at the ice cream counter

Wow!

Wee!

Here is a picture from the rooftop of the Acme Bar.  Acme was located across the street from the Cumberland River.  Apparently a very deep river between 8 and 40 feet.  Very safe for larger water vessels.

River side

Street side

This is the last shot of the night.  A picture Andy took of Steve and me.  

Dinner

Andy and Paige's flight is at 2:30p tomorrow so they can relax in the morning before heading to the airport.  Steve and I will be up and out early because we are headed to Carthage tomorrow about 55 miles East of Nashville.  

So we said our goodbye's.  It was sad to leave Andy and Paige tonight, but it was made easier knowing we would see them again in just a few weeks. We have about 750 miles remaining until we get to Yorktown, VA.  It seems we are in the last leg of our trip.  Steve, Andy and I discussed how it feels to be so close to the end. Steve and I both agreed that we are excited to be able to see our family and friends soon, but a bit sad that our great adventure would be coming to an end!