I woke up this morning around 2:30, unable to sleep. I tried to go back to sleep, but my mind does
what it normally does and just keeps going.
So I got up and did my packing and worked on some more pictures.
We left around 5:30ish for Nashville. Unfortunately we did not time it quite right
to stop at Indy for some West Coast Tacos, but we made up for it by stopping at
Huber Winery for a tasting and lunch.
I’ve been there several times now, but this was my dad’s first
time. I think he can see what it is that
I like so much about it. He was even
kind enough to sign up for the wine club for me. So anyone that wants to go with me can get
free tastings!
We also had lunch at Huber after feeling pretty good. Dad ordered a BBQ chicken flatbread and I
ordered a cheese fondue. Putting
together the two was amazing. It was a
great time.
After lunch we got back on the road and continued onto
Nashville. We stopped just north of
Nashville for another wine tasting. This
place was a little different. The décor
was kind of gaudy and it was a tiny little place. The first thing I noticed once we walked in
was the woman. She was an older woman
with a big bouffant hair style. She had
that great southern accent and attitude.
We probably tasted about 8 or 9 wines.
Each time we would try a wine she would take out her little cheese tray
and search for the right cheese to pair with the wine we were tasting. Needless to say, we bought some cheese and
wine.
Shortly after arriving in Nashville, we took a recommendation
for dinner to go to Brick’s Café. The
selection was amazing and I had fun with the waitress trying to help me narrow
down my choices. We enjoyed a fried goat
cheese salad with chicken and a chicken portobellini mixed with a lot of
precious, honey, sweetie pies, and any other endearments you could imagine.
We stopped at a couple grocery stores so I could get some
things to bring my health up to speed.
Then it was time to make our way downtown. We walked up and down broadway while stopping
in at bars and shops. I love how
downtown Nashville always has live music in almost every bar. We stopped at Legends first to listen to some
Johnny Cash, George Straight, and Boot Scootin Boogie. Later we stopped at BB Kings to hear a great
band, sip on some fun drinks, and munch on some fried pickles. You could say that it was a great first day.
Today we left Nashville for New Orleans. We stopped on the way down for some oysters and fried green tomatoes. We arrived at our hotel, unloaded, and worked our way to dinner at our favorite restaurant. I was quickly reminded of my previous trip by a big picture of Florence and gnocchi (which I had in Florence).
After dinner we went to Bourbon Street for a little night fun. We found a bar with music and spent the night there. Dad and I both overdid our share of drinks, but we had a good time listening to the music and watching the crazies.
