Nashville, TN.

We had the opportunity to go to Nashville, TN. with Dh this week--we stayed 3 days.  We visited Andrew Jackson's place- The Hermitage and we also went to see the Parthenon.  The Parthenon is an exact replica of the original in Athens, Greece.

http://www.nashville.gov/Parks-and-Recreation/Parthenon.aspx

Here are a few pix of our adventure: (When I first posted this posting I didn't know that I needed to compress my photo's, so I've had to edit out many of the pictures I first shared, but there are still a few of the best pictures we took, just small!)

The Parthenon:

We went to the Parthenon twice--once at night to see how it looked at the park and then the next day so we could go inside.  The park itself was big and very full of life.  There were tons of people and different groups meeting to exercise and play.  Inside the building, there are many things to see and do.  There is a nice gift shop; a museum, and 2 different art galleries.  There is also a whole section dedicated to the 1849 (or about then) Nashville, TN. Exhibition that the Parthenon was actually built for.  This Exhibition was a HUGE deal.  The whole park was chock full of buildings and exhibits...it was a really big deal!!!( understatement)

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The Parthenon was first made out of plaster and was only suppose to be a temporary building like the other many buildings surrounding it; but for some reason that I don't know about they decided to remake this building out of concrete and sand/gravel and make it permanent. 

Inside the Parthenon was a ton of cool sculptures; including this gigantic one of the goddess Athena.  The wings of the building were full of beautiful sculptures like the one posted below.

There was one art gallery (or two?), one exhibit on the history of the Parthenon building, built for a World's Fair back in the early 1900's, and a nice gift shop....Dd and I got matching necklaces to remember our special visit...the building has a lot to see and the grounds the building is on is also a lovely park.

Andrew Jackson's: The Hermitage:

Rachel Jackson's favorite place was her gardens; and Andrew buried her (and everyone who followed) out in her garden area.  While living, he visited there daily to be close to her spiritually.

The pictures do not do justice to these very English gardens.  The gardens were very nice and simple.  There were a lot of different varieties; yet staying true to what grows in this region.  There were lots of Crepe Myrtle--as seen in this picture.

The red flowers are "scarlet zinnia's" and they were awesome in person...I would love some in my garden!

Yes, we picked up a new staw hat here!  Isn't it a nice one?!  Dd got a postcard of Rachel Jackson and a candy too.

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