Trip to Opryland Hotel, Nashville, TN
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Hubby, Sierra, and I rode to Nashville, Tennessee.
We stopped at Store Number 134, Cracker Barrel, in Franklin, Tennessee, for lunch. Hubby ordered a ribeye steak, a baked potato, a salad, and the total cost was $12.99, plus an iced tea for $1.89.
Sierra ordered a kid's fried chicken tender meal with Mac and cheese, and a doctor pepper to drink, which cost $4.49.
I ordered a Kids Grilled Chicken Tender meal, with green beans, onion, cornbread, and iced tea with lemon to drink. The cost was $4.49.
For dessert, we all shared, and the Apple Dumpling cost was $3.79.
I bought two 22-oz Wood Wick Candles, one was Candied Berry and the other was Pumpkin Butter.
To park for one day at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel costs $18.
Hubbyparked as close as he could get to the walkway.
We went inside the hotel, where we saw many Christmas lights and displays in the gardens. Some of the displays had already been removed. The Christmas trees and the Nativity Scene were no longer there.
There was a cheerleading competition going on. There were girls there with their parents signing in at the Tennessee Ballroom.
Sierra and I rode the Delta Queen Riverboats, which cost $9 plus tax. Our Ticket numbers were 5228935 and 5228936.
Hubby did not want to ride, so he waited for us.
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| Fruit Tree |
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| A Christmas tree made with poinsettia.s |
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| Jack Daniels |
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| Standing on the grand staircase |
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| Sitting in the gardens |
Along the waterway were several plaques telling about the blending of the waters. On July 28, 1996, water from more than 1,700 sites around the world was blended into the Delta River, marking the opening of Phase IV at the Delta at Opryland Hotel Convention Center.
There were also several plaques describing the fish that were in the Delta River.
They were a Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Common Carp, and American Eel.
There was another sign that said, "Delta River Fish." You cannot get any closer to country music than inside the walls of the nearby Ole Opry. If you traveled all fifty US states, you couldn't step inside one that had a greater diversity of freshwater fish, over 300 species, than Tennessee. ee
We walked aro, andund I took pictures of everything. Poinsettias are everywhere, displayed in several different sizes, shapes, and colors. There was a musical fountain and several waterfalls.
We saw decorations hanging from the ceiling, hot air balloons, characters, and lights. We saw a sign that read," Jack Daniel's Tapping the Barrel in February 2011."
There were several fruit trees in the gardens.
We saw a Coconut Tree, a Bosnia Tree, and others.
The hotel featured several restaurants, as well as numerous stores and display windows.
One window display was the Tennessee Titans and the North Carolina Football teams.
Some of the stores we saw were Opry Shop, Sunny G, a Children's Boutique, Stax, Delta Island Mezzanine, Solario, Ravello, The Falls, Conservatory Bar, Cocoa Bean, and Findley's Irish Pub.
There was a forty-foot Christmas tree (Delta Atrium) and two Christmas trees made with poinsettias. (One in the Magnolia Lobby)
Outside was a giant Christmas tree made of stringed poinsettias all around it.
Outside was a Nativity Scene and the reading of the birth of Christ.
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| The Manger Scene |
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| Reading of the Birth of Christ |
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| Christmas Tree outside |
We went to the Bass Pro Shop, which was not as big as the one in Kodak, TN.
We stopped in Columbia, Tennessee, and we ate supper at Taco Bell.
ï Magnolia – The original lobby and retail area of the hotel. Currently features “The District" and Grand Staircase, modeled after the Tara from Gone With the Wind.
ï Garden Conservatory – The first atrium constructed, considered by many to be the heart of the hotel. Several weddings take place in the Garden Conservatory's romantic setting each year, near the Lion Head Fountain and Crystal Gazebo.
ï Cascades – The second atrium was constructed. Features the rotating Cascades Terrace Lounge as well as Wasabi (a Japanese sushi restaurant) and the hotel's largest waterfalls. Connects to the main lobby, where the main and only registration desk is located.
ï Delta – The third and largest atrium was constructed. Currently, the center of activity at Gaylord Opryland is Home to the Delta River, several retail stores, a few eateries, and Gaylord Opryland's finest restaurant, the Old Hickory Steakhouse. This area of the hotel also features a connection to Opry Mills Shopping Mall. The Delta Project was the main inspiration for the company's expansion into other markets.
ï Convention Center – The most significant convention area in Tennessee, with three main exhibit areas and five ballrooms
