Chattanooga and Nashville

We are currently just outside of Nashville, staying at our friends, Gary and Debs house.  Gary cut down a small tree so were able to park our wheelhouse in their front yard.  As you can see, they have a very big front yard, so we weren't in the way.  These pictures were taken from where we were parked.  We ran an extension cord for power, and hooked up the hose for water, and we were at home, at our friends house.

We stayed just minutes outside of Chattanooga for two nights, to check out the area, and visit Ruby Falls.

There didn't seem to be much going on in Chattanooga, so we were glad that our stay was going to be a short one.  We did locate the Chattanooga Choo-Choo Railway Station.  The Railway Station is also a Hotel, where they have some of the old rail cars converted into hotel suites.

We drove up to lookout mountain to see the view, but like many other places, the view will cost you money. Since it was a view of Chattanooga, we didn't need to see it for $50.  We managed to find a couple of places that gave us the same view, and at Rock City we found a unique Starbucks.

After reading bad reviews about the Ruby Falls Cave Tour, we decided to checkout a much recommended cave tour at Raccoon Mountain.  This was a pretty cool cave, and we were the only two people on the tour.

Last Friday evening we went out to Barefoot Charlie's, just outside of Nashville, to listen to one of our mutual friends play and sing.  Our friend Mark likes playing small venues with his just his guitar, and an occasional harmonica.  Mark's Bride, Terri, was also there, so we had a wonderful evening with our Nashville friends, eating a burger, having a brew and listening to some wonderful music.  Thanks Mark. 

Gary has a friend that volunteers at the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville.  All the vehicles in this museum are European, (well most of them) and some of them are very different.  We had our own private tour guide, where we were taken for a ride in a very cool European compact car, and were privileged enough to see behind the curtain, where the public is not allowed.

Steve's Favorite

Yup, an air driven car.  Hang onto your hat on this ride.

3 wheeled vehicles

Sporty Models

 Roberta's Favorite

Motorcycles and Bicycles

And our ride in a antique European compact car

There is a Nissan Automobile Factory here in Nashville, and Nissan rents space in the basement of the museum, to store some of their concept cars.  So, behind the curtain, are a few cars that most of the public have never seen, and probably never will.

For all you Oregon Duck Fans, here is an older Ferrari, that any Duck Fan would love to drive to the Game.

We only have a few days left before we say good-bye to our Nashville friends, and look for some warmer weather.  This weekend we are planning to tour the Ryman Theater (Original Grand Ole Opry) and the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Moving on to the Memphis area on Monday.

Thanks for taking another look at us.

Roberta and Steve