Back from paris (Hendersonville, Henderson: how much, home, to buy)

[JEANNE61]

Well, i'm back . .safe and sound .

First we went to big sandy . . Saw it on the map and had heard about it from a friend . . There was a 'ferry ' .. We drove 11 miles to find it .. We did . .. ./???? Saw it too . . . But didn't know where it went . .or how much . So we turned around and made our way to paris . .

Saw the eiffel tower . .very n ice . . Great duplicate .. Tho small . .
Drove around the town for about an hr . .and t hen decided to move on to clarksville .. .

Much bigger town than paris , and adamsville for that matter . . (my home ) ..
Slept there , found a great karaoke bar ''the lodge'' and had a ball singing and dancing ..

Next am, noticed that nashville was 'only' 43 miles away . .so off we went . .
Saw the grand ol opry . .in the a.m. So we did nt 'get to go inside. . But we did wander around the store they have. .
Couldnt 'afford anything tho . Ha

then wen t to the greatest restaurant i've ever seen . . 'the aquarium' .. . Wow !!! Absolutely in credible .. Loved it . . Looks like you're walking around underwater.. The colors are great . .and the fish are beautiful .

Then went on the general jackson showboat .(paddleboat) . . What a trip that was !!! Went on the evening ride cause we missed the morning one gawking at the aquarium . .
What a great trip that was at nite .. It took us all the way to 'downtown' nashville an d we got to take pix of the skyline at nite . . Just beautiful ..

Then today, we left an d stopped at the nashville zoo . . Unfortunately, it was hot . .and with my bum leg its difficult to walk far or for long periods of time . So i hobbled around the best i could for an hr and a half . And it was well worth it .

On the way to the zoo , we found my 'real' favorite rest . . From the old days in n.y ... . White castle .. Omg .. . Had them for breakfast this am . . .4 of them eac h ..
They dont' sell them here in adamsville . .so i asked if i could have the corporate # and t he lady gave it to me . . I will be callin g on tues (after the holiday) to order a few dozen . My brother an d i love them

so all i n all , i nice trip . . Thanks for all the suggestions ..

Saw the signs of 'early fall' . All the way there and back . . Will be taking another trip in the next few wks . .when everything is really in full foliage .. Cant' wait ..

Have a great weekend all .

Jeanne

[46Barb]

Sounds like you had a great time. When we found a White Castle in Hendersonville, my husband drove right in like a little kid. Amazing how food stirs up so many memories of NY.

[Suzanne45]

Originally Posted by 46Barb

Sounds like you had a great time. When we found a White Castle in Hendersonville, my husband drove right in like a little kid. Amazing how food stirs up so many memories of NY.

And, memories from WI, too. 7 for $1!!

[tamor]

Sounds like you're getting to know Tennessee quite well, Jeanne! I got your emails and haven't had a chance to write ya back. I will send you one before too long and get caught up on how you guys are doing since you got moved down here. Hope everything is well with you and that y'all have a great Labor Day weekend!!

[JEANNE61]

Hi tamor, barb, and suzanne,
yep . .we love w.c burgers .. Used to be able to buy them in publix in fla . .but alas, , not here in adamsville .
The lady at the counter said that they do send them to krogers , and ive certainly got a kroger's , so i w ill be asking them also if they'll order them . .
Yes, they do bring back memories of the old days .. When a bunch of us used to meet at 5;30 am at '' the castle' and buy 50 of them . .to eat on the way to the track in long island . Of course , im talking about 40 yrs ago .
When i was young , c arefree and a hotrodder . .
They're stil l a bargain . .59c for one .. Not bad . . And nothing tastes anything like them . .
I remember when i first moved to fla in 95, i took a trip back to bklyn a yr later and as i was crossing the verrazano bridge , i remembered where a castle was . . I opened the place up . At 6am .. And ate them for breakfast .. So yesterday was not a first ..

Probably not that great for the arteries or the hips .. But what the hey ' . . Ya only have one life , right ?

Have agreat weekend all . . And tammy, i hope to hear from you . .
I'm loving my new little town .
Jeanne