Nashville Stop

On the way to St. Louis, we stopped off with Pa at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. Pa was there for a convention, and we were able to stay the night in his room. I had never been there before and was blown away at its beauty. Here are a few pictures. All of these pictures are inside the hotel. Truly... amazing.




While there, we took a boat ride through the hotel (pictures below) and saw a light show around the fountain (sorry... no pictures... dead batteries).

We also walked over to Opry Mills mall to eat at Aquarium Restaurant. An employee at the hotel told us it was about a block and a half walk. She was wrong! It was a block and half to the BACK of the parking lot. So, then we walked across the massive parking lot and through the mall. We were worn out. The poor kids had blisters on their feet! Here are some pictures from the restaurant (which was amazing... check out the website).


One last picture... and I call this "NO RED DYE." We have found out the hard way that Abigail cannot handle anything with red dye in it, even as simple as licorice. At the restaurant, she was crazy... climbing over the booth and more. So... lesson learned (AGAIN) -- no red dye!