Nashville TN

   
Today's Travel: Wentzville MO to Nashville TN= 355 miles
TRIP TOTAL= 5,004

     We arrived about 3 PM to meet Jesse's friend Lisa on the campus of Lipscomb University. After a tour of the campus (very nice!) it was downtown to see the Nashville Public Library (that's right, the library). The children's section has a scale model of downtown Nashville, and there is a garden courtyard and Civil Rights Museum in the building. Just look at these pictures and you will see why this library is so amazing.

      The Reading Room has copper relief panels all around the room like crown molding.

 Close- up of one of the copper relief panels. There were three different panels above each book case.

In another area, there were several display cases with marionettes and figurines.

 

The AT &T Building has the nickname, "Batman Building."

Since the library has free parking for 1 1/2 hours, we walked through downtown Nashville, down Broadway to the river, and took our "tourist" pictures on the Pedestrian Bridge.

Broadway, full of bars with country music, just as dusk is falling.

My tourist picture on the Pedestrian Bridge.

Lisa & Jesse on the bridge. Jesse in his beatnick phase.

I was intrigued by this statue on the other side of the Cumberland River. It looks like DNA to me.

After our walking tour of Downtown, Lisa took us to Edley's Barbeque Restaurant. When I saw rolls of paper towels on the tables, I knew it had to be good. "Good" doesn't come close.

TIP: If you're going to Nashville, eat at Edley's. We arrived at 7 PM on a Thursday, and the brisket was long gone, so plan accordingly. I recommend splitting a meat platter and ordering extra sides.