We started day 8 of our road trip by checking out Sun Studio where Elvis, B.B King and other legends first recorded tracks. Currently they do tours during the day and then allow artists (Maroon 5, U2, etc.) to use the facilities to record at night. They haven't changed anything from the original set-up Elvis used which is pretty cool. After the tour we topped off our stay in Memphis by stopping off at a little cupcakery and having some delicious cupcakes to give us a sugar-rush that would take us all the way to Nashville. Lizzy wanted in on the cupcake eating, however chocolate and sugar were not made for doggies. She got a star later on that day to make up for missing out on the cupcakes.
When we made it to Nashville we checked in at our airbnb which has a massive backyard. Lizzy got a chance to stretch her legs by exploring all the bushes and chasing after her ball. Once she was tired we left her to sleep for a bit while the humans checked out a local taproom which had delicious beer (according to Yaron) and delicious food (according to me). We then picked up some bbq for dinner which was shown on the Food Network, of course (at this point are you really expecting something else??), and brought it back to enjoy at our home for the evening. This was by far the best bbq (and bbq sauce, Go Tennessee!) we've had all trip. We're hoping to come back to Nashville for a long weekend in the future and we will definitely have to come back for more food.
After dinner we headed back out to the Station Inn which was recommended by the bartender at the taproom. It's a Monday night so not everyone had live music going on. The band was playing some bluegrass this evening and a couple members were Grammy/CMA award winners. Very cool!
Tomorrow we head to Cincinnati with a stop-over in Louisville, Kentucky. We're hoping to check out the Louisville Slugger factory/museum and see how the bats are made. Hopefully we'll have some pictures to share. Including tonight, three more sleeps until the border. Here's to hoping everything goes smoothly. Yes we're Canadians, but who the hell knows what'll happen when it comes to customs.
Have a great day and we'll give you the link for today's time-lapsed video tomorrow :)
Hasta Luego.
Haha, Lizzy's face eyeing the cupcake! So cute...
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Wow, your dining experiences sound similar to uncle marky and I doing our trailer trash trip eating only at the finest "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives!!!" Canadian border HERE YOU COME!!!!!! We are heading to Florida to settle my parents in for the winter so we won't be at Yaron's parents meet and greet on Sunday. Wishing you the HAPPIEST homecoming, see you soon and Ace is anxious to meet his canine cousin Lizzy XOXOXo Auntie Netty
ReplyDeleteSo jealous of all the BBQ!
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