Tennessee - Nashville

Next up was Nashville.  We've heard so much about Nashville and while we'd been there before, we didn't have too many memories of it.

The biggest obstacle of the day was parking.  Visiting a big city with a 1 ton, super duty, long bed truck is not for the faint of heart.  We were finally able to find a parking garage that would - barely - accommodate the height of the truck so we went in.  Since there was no way to lower the antenna, it unnerved us every time we heard it hit the roof.  Made it to the 8th floor and found a spot that was by itself so we could fit in.

We've heard and seen a lot about John Rich's bar, Redneck Riviera, so we headed there first.

It was late morning but there were still lots of people there partying.  The rooftop was crowded.

So we went back downstairs to the bar.  Much cooler, too.  So we bellied up to the bar and ordered a beer.

The flag made from beer cans was pretty impressive.

There was even entertainment.  Redneck tips.  Hahahahahahahahaha!  

We had a nice visit with the bartender.  She showed us the bottles of John Rich whiskey that is, for the most part, only sold in Tennessee.  No, we didn't buy any.

I normally don't take photos in a restroom but this was definitely something I'd never seen before.

Off we went to explore the city.  We'd heard of this place....

Wildhorse Saloon

Unfortunately, it was closed for a private event so we weren't able to go inside.  So we walked on.

Coyote Ugly

Kid Rock has a bar

We stopped in one for some lunch.  

The sandwich was delicious - the onion rings, not so much.

These people didn't have to walk much to have a drink.

We walked around for a bit and found ourselves at a park by the river.  And across the river, we saw this.

It was a great day of exploring and people watching.