Sightseeing in Nashville in half a day

Kelly & Kelly in front of the visitor's center at the Hermitage mansion, the home of former United States president, Andrew Jackson.

We took our Toyota Camry rental car with GPS around to a few memorable places while we had some free time before the afternoon wedding. First, we made quick drive-by of the Grand Ole Opry House, then we drove down south of Nashville to the LDS Temple in Franklin, and finally to the home of Andrew Jackson.

The "klein maar fijn" Nashville temple was situated right next to a chapel that shared the property. It reminds me of the Oklahoma City temple.

The grounds for the chapel were spacious, full of big trees and shrubs, and very well groomed.

We enjoyed the pleasant, mildly cool autumn weather.

Comments

Anonymous said…

There's a temple in Nashville??? Wow, I'm outta the loop. That all sounds fun.

October 19, 2006 10:39 AM

Kelly said…

That was my reaction when I came across the Nashville temple picture when doing an internet search for a picture of Nashville to post on my blog before we were leaving!

"Klein maar fijn" is a common Dutch expression that means "small but nice," which is appropriate for the newly built temple in Tennessee. I mapped out directions to go see it the night before we left and am so glad we were able to go there, if only for a drive-by photo.

October 20, 2006 4:17 PM

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