Not only had I been doing myself a disfavor as a musician and music enthusiast by never having been to Nashville, but recently Lisa and I had been hearing really great things about the city from many good friends and fellow musicians, and since we’re now only about 3 hours away we decided to get out of rural Southern Illinois for a few days, and visit the famous music city this past weekend.
We arrived on Saturday afternoon and walked around downtown for quite a while, stopping at Nashville staples like Hatch Show Print and the Ryman Auditorium. We also ducked out of the chilly breeze into an ice-cream shop. . . not the best way to warm one’s self up, I know, however their homemade ice cream flavors were quite delicious, and we enjoyed the cozy atmosphere. In the evening we headed over to the west side of town to check out a Thai food restaurant we had discovered online. I had the peanut curry, which was delightful!
On Sunday we milled around German Town for most of the morning, after having breakfast at Drinkhaus (a local cafe, suggested to us by Design Sponge). In the afternoon we made our way over to the Nashville Farmers Market, which operates seven days a week, and boasts an impressive array of local produce. Especially prominent at the market this weekend were the pumpkins and squash, which of course are the seasonal favorites. The market is located at one end of the state capitol building’s long, grassy mall. After some lunch and perusing many baskets of tomatoes, and egg plants and things we headed up the mall towards the capitol building. We reached the building itself at a very beautiful time of evening, and the prospect from the to top of the hill afforded views of many of the surrounding hills and neighborhoods for miles in every direction. All in all we really loved the city, and plan on making a return visit very soon. We hope you enjoy these moments that we captured from our trip!
Hatch Show Print, the famous Nashville letterpress print shop, has been creating some of music’s most famous posters and handbills since the 1920’s.
Every third Sunday of the month there’s an impromptu swing dance session in the food court at the farmers market. We happened by as they were getting started and took the liberty of enjoying all the dancing couples as we ate our lunch.
At Drinkhaus in German Town, enjoying a very unique pear, prosciutto, and goat cheese panini.
Lisa’s shot.
