We got up very early and headed back over to the Heartbreak Hotel to pick up Darren and Allison. They had an 8:15am flight so they had to be at the airport by 7:00am. We said our good-byes, still not believing the previous day’s adventures. We headed back to our hotel, packed up and made the 3 hour drive to Nashville.
We arrived at the Nashville Farmer’s Market and decided to have lunch there. Travel tip … if you are in a food court and you see locals lined up at a booth, the food is probably good.
After lunch, we found the Big Pink Bus for the Nash Trash tour. It’s a 90 minute jaunt taking you through some of the highlights and lowlights of Nashville. The tour is run by The Jugg Sisters – Sheri Lynn and Brenda Kay. Before we got on the bus, Brenda Kay was leaning out the window to tell us “she had to sober up Sheri Lynn, and get the smell off her, before she could start the tour!”. The tour started by the sisters learning everyone’s name, and where they were from (approximately 40 people).
There were 10 wacky women from The Red Hat Society on this tour, and only four guys. We spent the entire time laughing our heads off. The Juggs told hilarious stories, sang wacky songs, and told awful jokes. They would pick out people on the street, tell us they were celebrities, and then yell out the window at the people. Apparently we saw Beyonce, Faith Hill, P Diddy, The Dixie Chicks, Randy Travis and countless other “celebrities”. Travel tip … if you are ever walking in Memphis and see the big pink bus, run the other way before you too become a “celebrity”.
I highly recommend this tour. You actually get hors d’oeuvres (crackers and cheese in a can) and alcohol is allowed.
After the tour, we went over to Centennial Park to check out the American Artisan festival. It was 97°F and there was not a lot of shade but there were many beautiful things for sale. These people were really artistic, and not just people with a glue gun and some wood.
Next we headed over to the Residence Inn Nashville Airport ($94 USD) and hit the pool. Very nice hotel, and I would definitely stay here again. After a little rest, we headed over to Opry Mills to do some shopping at Bath & Body Works, and have dinner at Dickey’s Barbecue Pit (highly recommended by our campfire neighbors). Arrived back at the hotel, had some birthday cake and decided to call it a night.
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