Nashville, Tennessee
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ickaimpTexas is really really big. And then you hit Arkansas. And yay! Another state.
We stopped for lunch in Hope, Arkansas. Wandered around a bit, found a Sonic's to eat at. It didn't really hit me that we were in the South until I asked where the bathroom was and the girl answered in this drawling southern accent. #^^#
I finished eating first and decided to go for a walk around the blond while Mati was finishing eating, cause I liked the local architecture, including one with a big tower that totally rocked. Then I turned the corner to get back on the street that the Sonic's is on and there's a sign right in front of me.
"First Home of President William Jefferson Blythe Clinton, 42nd President of the Untied States of America."
....
Hiiiiiiiiiiiiii.
^^;;
Continued on, went over a HUUUUUGE bridge and whoa! Memphis.
And there's a giant glass pyramid over on our left. Still don't know what that was for.
Avoided Graceland, continued on.
And then it hit me that we're going to Nashville. NASHVILLE. Home of the Country Music Hall of Fame Nashville. Grand Ole Opry Nashville. @_@.
We went anyway and finally found Chip & Co's house, whom I haven't seen in ages and ages. They're doing well, I'm glad to see. They took us on a quick driving tour of downtown Nashville, including the thing that is prolly gonna set the bar for cool things on the trip.
A full sized finished replica of the Parthenon.
Yeah.
Like the one in Greece.
Only not damaged and you can walk right up to it and whoa. It's both bigger and smaller than expected but just massively cool. It's in Centennial Park, which evidently is the first park in the States to be completely wired for free wi-fi. And it's NOT a small park. ^___^
From there we drove around downtown Nashville, saw the interesting buildings (including the Batman towers, which are really the phone company but look like Batman's cowl), the CMT building, neat churches and a bright green wiggling glowing tentacle monster that everyone said was happy to see me but was really a stage in the middle of the street.
Then we stayed up late talking music with Chip. ^___________^ Which we could really use the sleep now, but was massive fun to get to talk with Chip and Co again.
We stopped for lunch in Hope, Arkansas. Wandered around a bit, found a Sonic's to eat at. It didn't really hit me that we were in the South until I asked where the bathroom was and the girl answered in this drawling southern accent. #^^#
I finished eating first and decided to go for a walk around the blond while Mati was finishing eating, cause I liked the local architecture, including one with a big tower that totally rocked. Then I turned the corner to get back on the street that the Sonic's is on and there's a sign right in front of me.
"First Home of President William Jefferson Blythe Clinton, 42nd President of the Untied States of America."
....
Hiiiiiiiiiiiiii.
^^;;
Continued on, went over a HUUUUUGE bridge and whoa! Memphis.
And there's a giant glass pyramid over on our left. Still don't know what that was for.
Avoided Graceland, continued on.
And then it hit me that we're going to Nashville. NASHVILLE. Home of the Country Music Hall of Fame Nashville. Grand Ole Opry Nashville. @_@.
We went anyway and finally found Chip & Co's house, whom I haven't seen in ages and ages. They're doing well, I'm glad to see. They took us on a quick driving tour of downtown Nashville, including the thing that is prolly gonna set the bar for cool things on the trip.
A full sized finished replica of the Parthenon.
Yeah.
Like the one in Greece.
Only not damaged and you can walk right up to it and whoa. It's both bigger and smaller than expected but just massively cool. It's in Centennial Park, which evidently is the first park in the States to be completely wired for free wi-fi. And it's NOT a small park. ^___^
From there we drove around downtown Nashville, saw the interesting buildings (including the Batman towers, which are really the phone company but look like Batman's cowl), the CMT building, neat churches and a bright green wiggling glowing tentacle monster that everyone said was happy to see me but was really a stage in the middle of the street.
Then we stayed up late talking music with Chip. ^___________^ Which we could really use the sleep now, but was massive fun to get to talk with Chip and Co again.
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Date: 2007-05-21 06:13 am (UTC)