Despite the predictions, the snow missed Nashville and the sun came out although it stayed cold – it barely hit 50 degrees. We started the morning at Camping World where Paul picked up some trailer toys. Camping world is strategically placed next to the Grand Old Opry – so how could we not stop.
We then moved on to the Opry Mills – at the Apple Barn where we tried their fried apple pie, apple fritters and apple donuts which sure beat out Tim Horton’s. We then toured the Grand Ole Opry museum; it was fascinating to learn the history of the Opry and see the memorabilia of the members of the Opry.
Our next stop was the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. It was fun to tour since it is the sister hotel to the Gaylord Palms Hotel in Orlando where Paul attended a conference in July 2002 and where we celebrated our 30th anniversary. Since Bell wasn’t covering the bill for the hotel this time, we returned to the Nashville Country RV park to spend the night in the Kralik-mobile.
We ate supper at the Loveless Café (formerly the Loveless Café and Motel) in West Nashville. This down home southern café serving chicken, biscuits, fried okra, fried catfish and pulled pork is written up as one of the 1000 places to see before you die. As we rolled out of the restaurant, we realized that too many more of these cholesterol-laden meals will mean we won’t get to see the rest of the 999 places listed in the book. Oh well, we will both be back on the Weight Watchers Wagon before long.
Jane & Paul
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