Day: September 24, 2006
Grand Ole Opry & Opryland Hotel 2006
We visited the Grand Ole Opry and shopped at the mall across the street (the same one that has the aquarium restaurant).
The hotel is a huge complex which reminded me of the Walt Disney World hotels but grander. We took an indoor boat ride similar to the one we took in Vegas at the Venetian, except there was no singing on this one. Lots of shops but what really was amazing was the plant life. The ceiling is made of glass which makes for a greenhouse effect. Each level was different and meticulously maintained. We saw Dolly Parton’s room when she stays there which looks out over a huge garden.
It kind of made me feel bad we were staying at a Holiday Inn when there was something like this available. However this whole area is on the other side of town from where we are staying and it would have been much further to get to James Grandpa if we stayed here (besides it probably cost a fortune to stay here).
Nashville Aquarium Restaurant 2006
The Nashville Aquarium Restaurant is one of the largest aquariums in the world, you should see it at feeding time. It truly is an underwater dining adventure.
We took Mary’s mom here for lunch and James enjoyed seeing all the fish in one of the largest aquariums in the world. The water is constantly filtered and is sparkling clean, kind of makes me feel guilty because the water in our little home aquarium is not that clean. The aquarium is in the center of the restaurant and is circular so you can walk all around it and end up back where you started. The food was good as well, but you have to remember you are paying for the aquarium and that atmosphere of the place.
This restaurant is located directly across from the Grand Ole Opry, just on the other side of the parking lot.
