Our final day, we are up early of course. We were in the Grand Saloon before the appointed time of 6:30a. We were surprised there was no coffee in the Foyer as there was every other morning. However, John was great and went back up to the Front Porch area to get us some coffee to go. I think we got off the boat at the appointed time. Welcome to Clarksville! The sun is just coming up!
The luggage was arranged in sections with our group number. Soon we were on our way to Nashville. Since our flight isn't until 4:25p we purchased this extra excursion to full the morning hours. A bus tour of the city and a couple hours at the Country Music Hall of Fame is the plan for the day. I didn't realize just how far Clarksville was from Nashville, it is a solid 1 hour+ drive. If we had been here the day before as planned, we would have seen much more of the area. There are varied exhibits at the Country Music Hall of Fame, walls and walls of gold records, fabulous clothing the stars wore, even Elvis' Gold Cadillac is on display. Bob Dylan and Johnnie Cash have a special exhibit right now, along with Shania Twain, and others as well. We arrived before they opened at 9a and left at 11a.
Country Music Hall of Fame
After our visit there we had the city tour. We didn't stop anywhere but saw a few interesting things. I especially liked the Bicentennial Park. It was very well done. As
we entered the Bicentennial Park we stopped at 7th Avenue in front of the
railroad trestles. The old creosote soaked wooden trestles have been replaced
with modern architecturally ascetic steel structures. At your feet you will
find a 200ft wide granite map of the state of Tennessee, complete with the 95
counties and all of the major rivers and tributaries of the state. A major
attraction of the park for the kids in the summer is the “Tennessee Fountains”.
Thirty-one geyser-like fountains, which represent the thirty-one most
predominant waterways of Tennessee. There is a Pathway of History with a WWII
memorial. This memorial contains huge pillars of black granite photo etched
with images from the battles of WWII. There are also short descriptions below
each photo that describe the images and their importance to Tennessee history.
These granite pillars surround a very impressive 18,000-ton black granite globe
that floats and rotates on a 1/8-inch bed of water. The globe is etched with
markings of how a globe would have looked during WWII. Here you will also find
seven benches that represent the seven Tennessee recipients of the
Congressional Medal of Honor. While we did not get out, we were able to see the
globe rotating. Such a well done and impressive park. I would have liked to take
a walking tour, maybe another time. These photos are courtesy of the
internet since photos through a bus window do not show things very well.
We were dropped off at the airport at 12:30p exactly as stated. After our wait we were happy to board, our flights were on time and we were home before 10p. Rod and Sharon are staying in Nashville a couple more days. We are thankful for another trip together and that we were able to spend some quality time with Rod and Sharon. We are blessed and grateful.
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