We left Tuesday morning for our two day trip to Nashville and Lynchburg. Our first stop in Nashville was the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. We grabbed some lunch and walked around the hotel. It is absolutely beautiful.
Since the hotel was close to a Bass Pro, we managed to spend some time there and also in the attached mall. We did find a real bonus at the mall -- a Chuy's Mexican Restaurant!!
We naturally had to have a quick dinner there before heading to the Grand Ole Opry. The Opry was great. Some of the performers were – David Nail,
Connie Smith, the Willis Clan (12 brothers and sisters who were terrific), and Rascal Flatts. The performances were great and we thoroughly enjoyed the evening. Wednesday morning, after a tour of downtown Nashville including the Bluebird Café,
Ryman Auditorium, and the state capitol, we headed to Lynchburg to tour the
Jack Daniel’s Distillery. Our tour guide
was very entertaining and the tour was very informative.
We actually went into the buildings where the whiskey is made and saw
the various steps in the process. We
ended with a tasting of 4 different whiskeys.
The interesting thing about the distillery is that it is in a dry county. They can't really sell you the whiskey, but they can sell you a commemorative bottle (that just happens to be filled with whiskey)! We then had lunch and walked the square around Lynchburg, which
contained many Jack Daniel’s souvenir shops.
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