Tag: Nashville

  • Farewell, Nashville

    Nashville was an excellent demonstration of my “don’t plan my visit to any city too thoroughly in advance” strategy both not working great, and of it working absolutely perfectly. In order to avoid the stress and time requirements of doing research and planning for each city I visit to make sure I don’t “miss” anything,…

  • The Grand Ole Opry

    My last week in Nashville I figured I needed to do something stereotypically touristy.  So I got Wednesday night tickets to the Grand Ole Opry.  My first thought?  These tickets are way more expensive than I would have guessed. I grew up in the South, and listened to a decent amount of Country music, but…

  • Fine Dining: Locust in Nashville

    Plenty of people know that I love food.  I am a huge fan of trying new cuisines and digging into favorite dishes at new places.  I also make lists of restaurants that really make me happy, and catalog the dishes they make that I enjoy the most. I imagine that just looking at the percentage…

  • Nashville Impressions

    I’ve already been in Nashville for just over three weeks, and this is the first post I’m making from here.  That’s not because nothing’s going on.  I think it’s more of an indicator that my time here has been very relaxing so far. The apartment that I’m staying at is right on the Cumberland River. …