Little Rock, AR to Nashville, TN
Munching on granola bars for a quick breakfast, we left the Hilton Inn and whipped by the Capital Building. We opted to take a circuitous route to Nashville, TN that took us through south Memphis, into Mississippi, and up to the Shiloh National Military Park. But first we needed a hearty lunch and stopped at Lenny's Sub Shop. Lenny's is a chain of shops that operate primarily in the southeast and they pile the meat, cheese and goodness onto their subs. Filled, we made it to Shiloh just in time for the last guided tour of the National Cemetery and a telling of the battle. Somehow, Tara and I were the only attendees on the tour. We were humbled by the beauty of the location and chilled by the events that occurred along the idyllic banks of the Tennessee River in April 1862.
The drive north to Nashville took us along windy, tree covered hills, farms and through quaint towns that we wished we had time to explore. We checked into the Hotel Preston and learned the hard way that it was located right in the flight line of the International Airport. For dinner we headed to downtown Nashville and Pearl Fusion Restro which served a blend of Chinese and Japanese favorites including sushi. A tip for future travelers is do not order sushi in Nashville. I don't know what we were thinking, but our waiter sure was proud to state that he rolled the rolls himself. We survived though and walked around downtown, marveling that every other door was a bar and all of them had a band on stage. We returned to our hotel, had a quick drink at the bar (where there was a band on stage) and retired for the night.
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