LAST DAY IN NASHVILLE

Up this morning really early about 5.30 Betty did us a nice cup of tea,this makes a real change for me ,we don,t usually take it in turns it,s been my job for the last god knows how many years ,she must be going soft on me.Anyway i had to take a photo of the bed we have got in this room ,it must be nearly 7 foot wide,you could get another family in it,none of this elbow in the ribs during the night and how much of this bed do you want,or why don,t you get over your own side,you could loose each other,now that,s a thought?.Anyway we had a lovely breakfast,buffet style and were out for about 9.am,we have a short walk from the hotel where we can pick up the bus to downtown Nashville for $1.60,we went straight into the bus station which is called music city station and well organised and clean.So off we went for a tour of the Ryman Auditorium or the Grand Ole Opry as it is known,it really is quite a bit of history in the music world when you see a list of the people that have appeared there,it is all wooden pews that come round in a semi circle .We were getting a little peckish by the time we finished the tour so we went over to Demo,s restaurant where we had eaten the previous night,now this place can be highly recommended,the food, service and price was excellent.We had another walk around and visited the RCA music hall of fame building which was interesting,on the way back we called into the new Nashville Symphony Hall which is quite impressive,it seems strange really that just a couple of blocks away on Broadway you have got all the bars and clubs belting out live country music at all times during the day and just down the road is the symphony hall.Anyway everyone here is so friendly and out for a good time and they are all dressed up in cowboy boots and hats and all talking like Forest Gump.I would say if you like country music Nashville is a must see place,you could get cowboy boots buy 1 pair get 2 free,Betty was tempted(Ithink she likes the idea of being a cowgirl secretly).Anyway day over and back to the hotel,we have decided that we are doing a day each for this blog ,it leads to too many fall outs when we try and do it together.While i,m doing this Betty is listening to Elvis Presley on her I pod,she is getting ready for Memphis tomorrow.We will be taking the Greyhound Bus from Nashville to Memphis which should be interesting.So good night and Betty will speak tomorrow.

GOODBYE NEW YORK HELLO NASHVILLE

We checked out of the Radison after having a great time. It was all plain sailing getting to Nashville.It was a small plane and at first it was quite scary but all went well. Had a good sleep! A taxi took us to the hotel which is very comfortable. After sorting ourselves out we then took the bus into Nashville. We love it here everybody treats you as a long lost cousin. It wasn`t really as I imagined it was a lot smaller or perhaps that was after being in New York. Anyway there was so much music going on. we were so hungry and found a great grill and ate for England (and drank) we then made our way to the Full Moon bar where there were 3 girls singing. They were very entertaining. I loved the shops and almost bought some cowboy boots but you know what it`s like when you get them back home and wonder why! anyway I need to throw my old boring boots away. Brian has just got into the big bed and I`m jealous.,I`m so tired so will talk tomorrow goodnight bet x x

After we left the sight of the twin towers we made our way to the financial district and Wall street,it seemed such a small area considering the impact it makes on the rest of the world,after that a short walk to the new york police museum 1st precinct,only a small museum but very interesting.On then to the staten island ferry and passed the statue of liberty(we did that twice we had to come back),then it was off the ferry and pick up the tour bus back to 8th avenue and pick up an uptown tour going up past Central Park and the Dakota Building where John Lennon was shot and where Yoko Ono still lives,we ran alongside Central Park around Harlem and back down the other side of the park and alongside a lot of the New York museums.Lots of horse and carriages in central park despite the heavy snow still lying around,anyway back to 8th avenue and finish the tour.We walked down to the rockefeller centre and took yhe lift to the 70th floor for a view from the top of the rock,some view.After that a walk back to the hotel ,found ourselves a drink to take back and had something to eat close bye.Good night next stop Nasville.

LAST FULL DAY IN NEW YORK

OK we had another early start this morning ,my turn to get the tea at 6.30,betty took great pleasure in me getting up but anyway whats new,we were out just before 8.am and had breakfast just opposite hotel,really friendly people and nice breakfast.So off we went to Park avenue to have a look at Grand Central Station,this is a photograph of Betty looking on to the main concourse,it certainly is some building, New Street station will never seem the same.After a good look around we made our way to the sight seeing bus and took the downtown route getting off at Saint Pauls Church and the site of the twin towers.

We walked over to the the Rockerfeller Centre and met two girls outside the NBC Studios and they asked us if we wanted two tickets to see Dr Oz. Well the weather was bad so we took them up on the offer. It turned out to be a good idea. There was a comedian doing the warm up and we were told when to clap etc. I loved it and they even gave us 40 dollars for lunch! We think it goes out in a couple of weeks on Fox. We will let you know should be a laugh. We had lunch and watched the skating at the Rock. We wanted to go to the top but visability was bad so will attempt it tomorrow. There`s so much to see tomorrow as we`ve lost so much time with the weather so it`s an early start.

Ok we then made our way to Times Square and bought a pair of tickets to see Hair the musical. Can`t believe they took their clothes off in this weather! Really enjoyed it and eventually got home at 11pm having been out since 7 30 am looking a bit worse for wear.Goodnight x x

Well last night was a good night we found a small bar come restaurant called Duvals a few blocks from the hotel ,the intention was just to have a drink and then move on to somewhere else but you guessed it when we looked outside there was no chance of walking around the snow was coming down even stronger,so we decided to order from the bar and found a cosy seat.At the table was a lovely young lady on her own who,s name was Vanessa (photo posted) she knew the area well and was filling us in on good eating places and evening entertainment as well as local charity shops for betty.The morning started early with Betty going down at 6am to get a couple of teas from the coffee shop at the entrance of the hotel(everything seems to go 24 hours),don,t worry it will be my turn tomorrow morning.Anyway we were dressed and out for 7.30 having breakfast just over the road from the hotel