Franklin - Nashville - Manchester, Tennessee

 Another lovely hot day in the USA – approximately 28⁰C.  After breakfast we made a quick stop into Walmart (as it was the only shop open at 8:00am).  Here all the shops only open at 10 or later!!  We then headed off to the historic downtown of Franklin.  As the shops only opened at 10am we wondered around a bit and then Dereck and I took a drive to a Hobby Lobby to see if I could get any scrapbooking supplies.  They had limited items that I was looking for and then we went back to collect Doug and Sue and then left for Nashville.

We arrived in Nashville at about 11am, got a parking close to the main town area and wondered around.  For me, it brought back great memories from our trip here last year.  It was boiling hot and we found a nice pub to have something to drink and listen to some live music.  We wondered around a bit more and then went to the Broadway Brewhouse for lunch.  They had 70 different varieties of beer on tap.  After lunch we headed off to the Hard Rock Café for souvenirs and then collected our car to head off to Manchester, Tennessee.

We arrived in Manchester at about 3:30pm.  We drove around a bit, had a look at the main town square which had a few war memorials, popped into a craft shop which would be like our home industries shop in SA, then headed off to the Ambassador Inn where Doug managed to get a really great rate for us.  After unpacking, Dereck and Doug sat by the pool with a beer while Sue and I relaxed in our rooms.  At 7pm we took a walk up the road to the Timberloft BBQ restaurant for supper.  I had fish with coleslaw and broccoli, Sue had pulled pork with mac & cheese and coleslaw and Doug and Dereck had brisket with beans, chips and coleslaw.  It was absolutely delicious.  After a good meal with lots of laughs we walked back to our hotel for a good night’s sleep.

Michelle signing off …..