We arrived late in Nashville and were welcomed by Dave's Aunt and Uncle who live in the Green Hills area of Nashville. This is an area that is filled with gigantic southern style homes (our room was in the guest wing of the house!). Exhausted from our long drive we went to bed early, eager to explore the next day.
We had lunch at the Loveless Cafe, which is well known for their southern style biscuits. Unfortunately most of their menu was not vegetarian friendly, not even their biscuits! (LARD!!) After lunch we were shown around Nashville. We had a tour of some of its well known mansions and historic buildings, including the Parthenon. Needing fresh air we then strolled around downtown, where we walked into stores selling cowboy boots and western wear.
The highlight of the day was Hatch Show Print. A letter press shop that has designed and printed posters for some of the biggest names in music. We were given a exclusive tour of the shop by Jim Sherraden, who helps run the shop and creates original artwork based on Hatch Show Print's shop archives.
At night we wanted to go out and see some of Nashville's night life. We ate at a great place called Rosepepper Cantina which had delicious margaritas. But then had a difficult time finding a fun venue that played music that was open on a Monday. We ended up at a dive and had a few drinks and then called it a night.
The next day we tried to explore more of Nashville but kept getting lost in its maze of small highways and poorly designed city layout. I mean there was long lines of traffic at every intersection. It was a mix of slow lethargic drivers and short lights. It was our first rainy day on this trip so that didn't help the road either. We struggled to find a good place to eat that had decent vegetarian food. We ended up at a mediocre thai restaurant that had only a few options on their menu for us.
All in all Nashville was a very strange place that we think may need a little more time to figure out. People seem to love it here, and I'm sure once you spend enough time here it could grow on you. But our time only allotted us 2 days. So next time we come we'll find all the great local spots!
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