12th November 2010: Nashville

Today included a tour of the Ryman Auditorium tour and a visit to Centennial Park, both of which I absolutely loved so stand by for LOTS of photos

1 Owen Bradley statue at Owen Bradley park	2 Musica sculpture is 38 foot tall featuring 9 nude dancing figures created by Alan Lequire	3 Nashville Hotel 2 Best Western Music Box, as I didn't have to be near a venue for this stay I went for cheaper :)	4 Ryman Auditorium View from the balcony, before the backstage tour
5 Ryman Auditorium View from the balcony, before the backstage tour	6 Ryman Auditorium view of the Ryman seats from backstage	7 Ryman Auditorium view of the Ryman stage from backstage	8 Ryman Auditorium view of the Ryman stage from backstage
9 Ryman Auditorium backstage at the Ryman	10 Ryman Auditorium following the tour we got to wander around the venue ourselves. Trisha Yearwood is on the big screen with some Ryman info	11 Ryman Auditorium former Ryman stars costumes	12 Ryman Auditorium
13 Ryman Auditorium "Johnny & June at the Ryman" exhibit	14 Ryman Auditorium former Ryman stars programmes	15 Ryman Auditorium	16 Ryman Auditorium The seat nearest the camera was my seat for the Sarah show earlier in the week :)
17 Ryman Auditorium	18 Ryman Auditorium My seat! ;)	19 Ryman Auditorium The Grand Ole Opry stage was being built while we toured	20 Ryman Auditorium the backstage area where I was standing earlier
21 Ryman Auditorium view from the stage ... lots of amazing people have stood in this very spot	22 Ryman Auditorium Jo and I on the Ryman stage	23 Ryman Auditorium heading upstairs to History of the Ryman exhibit	24 Ryman Auditorium History of the Ryman exhibit
25 Ryman Auditorium History of the Ryman exhibit	26 Ryman Auditorium History of the Ryman exhibit	27 Ryman Auditorium History of the Ryman exhibit	28 Ryman Auditorium
29 Ryman Auditorium Charlie Daniels hat and fiddle	30 Ryman Auditorium Connie Smith exhibit	31 Ryman Auditorium Connie Smith and Marty Stuart costumes	32 Ryman Auditorium Sound/mixing desk
33 Ryman Auditorium View of the stage from the balcony	34 Ryman Auditorium	35 Ryman Auditorium View from the back of the balcony	36 Ryman Auditorium Ryman memorabilia
37 Ryman Auditorium View from the back of the balcony	38 Ryman Auditorium Hatch Show prints for Ryman shows	39 Ryman Auditorium	40 Ryman Auditorium
41 Ryman Auditorium	42 Ryman Auditorium Hatch Show prints for Ryman shows	43 Ryman Auditorium Hatch Show prints for Ryman shows	44 Ryman Auditorium Hatch Show prints for Ryman shows
45 Ryman Auditorium Hatch Show prints for Ryman shows	46 Ryman Auditorium Ryman memorabilia	47 Ryman Auditorium	48 Ryman Auditorium Minnie Pearl & Roy Acuff statue
49 Ryman Auditorium at Legends corner	50 Honkey Tonk Heroes guitar outside Legends Corner bar	51 Sony-ATV Music Publishing	52 RCA Studio B the exterior of the famous studio
53 Starstruck Entertainment Reba McEntire's management company which managed artists including Kelly Clarkson	54 Centennial Park Lake Watauga	55 Centennial Park Lake Watauga	56 Centennial Park looking towards the Parthenon over Lake Watauga
57 Centennial Park Lake Watauga	58 Centennial Park Lake Watauga	59 Centennial Park The Robertson Monument, for Tennessee founder General James Robertson	60 Parthenon in Centennial Park
61 Parthenon in Centennial Park	62 Parthenon from inside	63 Pallas Athena statue at 41 feet 10 inches tall statue it's said to be the largest indoor sculpture in the Western world	64 Pallas Athena statue ... it's very hard to explain just how big it is ... but ... VERY!
65 Pallas Athena statue	66 Pallas Athena statue	67 Pallas Athena statue	68 Pallas Athena statue
69 Pallas Athena statue	70 Pallas Athena statue	71 Parthenon exhibits this sculpture was part of the original Centennial Park Parthenon pediment	72 Parthenon exhibits this sculpture was part of the original Centennial Park Parthenon pediment
73 Parthenon exhibits Griffin statue	74 Parthenon looking out towards Centennial Park from the front	75 Parthenon exhibits smaller replica of Greek Mythology figures that adorn the top of the Parthenon front	76 Parthenon exhibits this sculpture was part of the original Centennial Park Parthenon pediment
77 Parthenon exhibits this sculpture was part of the original Centennial Park Parthenon pediment	78 Parthenon exhibits this sculpture was part of the original Centennial Park Parthenon pediment	79 Parthenon	80 Centennial Park Lake Watauga
81 Centennial Park Lake Watauga	82 Centennial Park there are lots of squirrels in the park ...	83 Centennial Park ... lots and lots of them ...	84 Centennial Park ... lots and lots and lots of them ...
85 Centennial Park higher!	86 Nashville sunset	87 Nashville sunset	88 Nashville sunset and so the sun sets on our last day in Nashville
89 Tonight's dinner is Church's barbeque chicken	90 Got juice? ... it's hot so yes thanks .. and we're done for this trip, home again in the morning. Night night :)