Since I am behind and just to make sure you don't get confused, we were in Nashville October 2015 to January 2016. I plan to get things up to date...one day.
The Opryland Hotel or as it is known today, The Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, is worth a visit. Many people over the years have told me if I ever made it to Nashville that going here was a must. After my first visit I certainly agree! The hotel was originally built in 1977 with 580 guest rooms and a ballroom. As the Grand Ole Opry became more and more popular, the hotel was soon busting at the seams. In 1984 they expanded adding 480 more guest rooms and facilities. This I guess was when the atrium's began. Two more additions were made, one in 1988 and 1996. Each addition included a large atrium with thousands of plants, restaurants, shops and even a river. May 2, 2010 was a terrible day for Nashville; a lot of the town was flooded including the hotel. In November of 2010 all the renovations were completed and the hotel reopened. Today it is comprised of 2,881 guest rooms, beautiful gardens, many restaurants, dozen of meeting rooms, and a convention center. It is only a 10 minute walk to the new Grand Ole Opry and the mall. Now that I have given a little history, enjoy the pictures from our first visit.
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| Can't even get the whole place in one picture from here |
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| One very small section of the river |
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| One of the many places to eat |
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| Autumn makes my heart happy |
We got to see the Autumn decorations and returned for the Christmas one. What an amazing site to see during Christmas. I love Christmas and walking around that place all decorated was fantastic. I was like a kid in a candy store!
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| One of the many trees donated by country music stars for a charity auction. You get the tree and all the decorations on it plus a vacation package or autographed guitar or some other type fancy stuff the stars donate. |
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| Marcia and I |
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| Tree by Little Big Town for charity |
This is just a small sampling of all my pictures. I will not bore you with any more. If you ever find yourself in Nashville make plans to visit the hotel. Or if you can afford it, book a room for a few nights!
And as I said earlier, the Grand Ole Opry is a short walk away.
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| We had to prove we were really here! |
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| Beautiful wooden door |
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| 2 wild and crazy people |
We did not go on the tour of the inside of the Opry but I hear it is as pretty as the Ryman. We enjoyed walking around the outside and in the gift store. Unfortunately I didn't find Tim or Darius for sale in the store!!!
Back with ya soon,
Lane
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