THE HERMITAGE

The day after we were picked up from East Tennessee to head over to West Tennessee, we took a trip over to Nashville to visit The Hermitage. The Heritage is an indoor and outdoor museum that allows you to walk through the 7th United States President Andrew Jackson’s home and grounds. Here you can view some of his, as well as his wife, Rachel's, personal belongings, such as rings, coats, hats, carriage, eyeglasses, journals, and more. There's even a locket of Andrew Jackson's hair on display. 

It was so neat to walk the grounds that the Jackson's themselves, as well as their slaves and farm animals, have walked on. We got to take a tour through both the Andrew Jackson and Tulip Grove mansions and it was very exciting to find out that about 95% of the furniture, including beds, tables, wallpaper, chairs, pianos, and portraits, are authentic. There was only a few chairs or so that were added in for further decoration. Unfortunately, photography inside the mansions were forbidden, but photography was allowed outside. There is even a graveyard surrounded by various species of flowers, making it a lovely place to walk around. Down below are many pictures of Andrew and Rachel Jackson's belongings, large lands once containing farm animals and crops, cabins the slaves were housed in, the front of both mansions, around the graveyard, and the entrance to the mansions.

A DAY IN NASHVILLE

Today, my family and I decided to take a trip to Nashville. My grandmother stayed behind though because she wasn't feeling well. I guess it was good for her to stay at home and relax because we literally spent all day in Nashville, going here and there, walking for miles, doing various things.

The first thing we did when we arrived in downtown Nashville was park the car, and we did so in a really random place so it was hard to find again later on. We then went to the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge (Shelby Street Bridge). We walked up and down the bridge and stopped in the middle to get good pictures of the water and surrounding buildings, then went to Nashville's Music City Walk of Fame and saw names like Elvis Presley, Martina McBride, and Trace Adkins. We looked around a few shops then went to Fort Nashborough, a settlement established in 1780. It was once shelter for the first families until Indian attacks ending in 1792. Though not the same location, it was still interesting - like taking a walk through history. Finally, we went to the Parthenon and walked around Centennial Park for about 2 hours. It was a really quiet and peaceful place, other than the trolleys and quacking geese.  

Today was long yet enjoyable. It's always fun spending time with the ones you love in such an amazing city, or state for that matter. Once we got back, the day ended with coffee and a Madea movie, oh and more Mario. I hope you have enjoyed this set of images and come back soon for another post! 

Love,

Mickey