Heavenly Biscuits

Yesterday saw us waking in Nashville, TN to a chilly, but sunny morning. After Ryan and I took turns on the treadmill (we were already anticipating our lunch consumption) we headed out to see Nashville's Parthenon replica at Centennial Park. It's a huge, full scale replica of the one in Greece which was originally built for a spectacular Centennial celebration that TN had in the late 1800s. In the last 30 years, they've added an amazing statue of Athena which is supposed to be similar to the one that the real Parthenon was built to house.

We're glad we went, but I must say it wouldn't make the list again. The building and the Athena statue really were grand, but they didn't do the best job of sharing the story behind the structure. Maybe if we had been one of the gazillions of kids that were there on a school field trip yesterday, we would have gotten more info. Anyway, we all have a strong visual now of what the Parthenon actually would have looked like and we got to brush up a little bit on our Greek Mythology. So all in all, it was a win.

Big, REALLY big!

This baby is 42 feet tall!

Here we are looking at a replica of the artwork that is found on the Parthenon. We were trying to figure out who was who. I think I was pointing out Hermes at this point. The kids could always quickly find Zeus, Poseidon, Medusa, and Athena. The others were a little trickier.

When we were taking pictures outside, there was a camera crew filming a commercial for the Nashville Sounds baseball team. Their mascot, Ozzy, called the kids over and gave them high fives and posed for this photo.

Then, we headed for an incredible lunch at the Loveless Cafe. Let me just say, in my opinion, it's everything that the Food Network promised it would be. Those biscuits, oh my! The fried chicken was also delicious. The atmosphere is fun and full of nostalgia. We didn't see anyone famous there (although Ryan and I readily admitted to the kids we probably wouldn't recognize them if we did.) But, we did sit next to a camera crew from the Lifetime network. After they finished eating, we got to watch them film all over the restaurant for some sort of a cooking competition show that will air in the future. That was fun.

Wish you could have had one, they were delicious!

Anxiously anticipating all of the fried chicken, mac and cheese, meatloaf, and mashed potatos that would soon be arriving.

Lily was posing in their front entrance which is covered with signed photos of many of the famous folks who have eaten at the Loveless.

The day ended with our longest stretch of driving yet. We crossed through Memphis and into Arkansas in the pouring rain. I have to say, that Arkansas, in the rain, in March has not impressed me thus far. But, maybe as we explore Little Rock today in the sunshine, I'll find more to love.