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| Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville |
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| The Original Grand Ole Opry stage |
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| My moment in the spotlight |
I have been to or through Tennesee many, many times. It is one of those long flat states - south of Kentucky, north of Georgia and Alabama. About 400 miles from east to west, and about 200 miles from north to south. Politically, it is stuck in the old south, at times unpleasantly backwards in it's politics.
In the far east, in the Blue Ridge of the Appalachian Mountains you will find Pigeon Forge and Dollywood. Very much redneck resort land. In the far west, Memphis - on the Mississippi River. The photos above are from a board meeting in Nashville.
Nashville fancies itself as the Athens of the South, and built a full size replica of the Parthenon in Athens, complete with a statue of Athena gilded in gold.
Tennessee is a pretty state, the politics lead me to keep my distance.
I only have two experiences with Tennessee. And they were both in the Nashville and Chattanooga area. Was to visit a blog or friend once in Dixon, and the other was Chattanooga where I had a very good cousin that played with the Chattanooga Symphony. And I have to tell you they had a phenomenal Orchestra for a little town. Chattanooga itself if I recall correctly was a very artsy town. But like you say politics especially these days keeps me pretty far out of the south in general.
ReplyDeleteAn interesting place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there.
DeleteI ain’t never bin to Tennessee. What song did you sing?
ReplyDeleteMy Way!
DeleteGreat set of photos. I love the one of you in the spotlight. I've driven through Tennessee a few times but never actually visited.
ReplyDeleteI have spoken at conferences there a few times.
DeleteWe've visited Nashville a couple of times and loved it, but you're right about the politics!
ReplyDeleteI have been to Nashville three times, it can be fun, it can also be a bit of a tourist trap.
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