Arrived Nashville in the pouring rain which cleared away in the evening just in time to go with our hosts and friends, John and Denise Lebowitz to see the Nashville Symphony Orchestra who were playing at the Tennessee Performing Arts Centre..
On Saturday morning we visited Radnor Lake State Natural area for an uphill, three mile walk followed by a late brunch on the veranda overlooking John's garden and lake. Later that evening we went to see the Nashville Predators Ice Hockey team fight with the St Louis Blues team. Sportmanship was lacking as it started with a fight during the first five minutes- not cricket as we say in England. Following this we enjoyed a fantastic evening at the famous ' Bluebird Cafe' which featured four songwriters playing their own compositions. Jim Peterik (Eye of the tiger), Bob Welch (Ex Fleetwood Mac and wrote Sentimental Lady), Roger Cook (from Bristol who wrote many famous tunes including I'd like to teach the world to sing, and finally Chas Sandford (Missing you) This was a fabulous event and is highly recomended should you ever visit Nashville. See website for details.
Sunday started slowly and then it started raining again just before we arrived at the Country Music Hall of Fame which had a special Ray Charles exhibit. This was then followed by dinner at the Aquarium Restaurant where you are surrounded by fish tanks containing sharks, moray eels and sting rays to name but three..
During Sunday evening and over night there were very strong winds and lightning followed by a tropical downpour which did a great job of washing the car. To the west of Nashville there were several tornados which caused considerable damage and loss of life.
Monday morning we left enroute for Charleston.
A truly great weekend and our sincere thanks go to John and Denise for making us so welcome
