Oh, Nashville – we’ve only just arrived, and we heart you already. We got into town at about 6pm, and immediately hit up downtown to get a taste of the city. We knew it was gonna be kitschy, but you know what else it is? Full of heart! Whether its the people singing their hearts out at karaoke, the peeps who own the most amazing (real!) record shops I’ve seen, or the folks working at the boot store, these people love their city. It’s contagious.
So maybe you say Nashville’s not for you ’cause you don’t dig on country music. Well, the truth is trying to categorize country music as one genre is a major fail. I don’t dig on Kenny Chesney, Garth Brooks or Faith Hill either — but I love me some Pasty, Loretta, Hank and Willie! 
Nashville is full of nostalgia and big time homages to Country Music legends of yesteryear. Ernest Tubb record shop had us in awe — its an amazing place, and there are so many signed pics of celebrities in there that I could’ve stayed all day. When we found Ernest Tubbs, this was exactly what we had in mind when planning our trip here. Pardon the crappy picture, but there was no way I could pass up a photo with a real authentic autograph by Patsy Cline herself. This place was a great place to hit up to get us acclimated to Nashville right off the bat! (Oh, and thanks to Ernest Tubb’s, we just might have found tix to a Tammy Wynette tribute show on Tuesday when we get back – YES!)
We are loving all the awesome signage and kitschy cowboy shops too. Even though Ruby looks cute in a cowboy hat, I don’t think we’re ready to commit – but is it bad I kinda want a pair of boots? We had a chance to window shop at several great shops on Broadway … here are a few highlights:
And then of course, the three of us had to take over the Grand Ole Opry …
We’re headed out to Pigeon Forge in the morning (Dollywood awaits!), but we’ll be back in awesome Nashville on Tuesday. Until then, Music City!
See all pics from the day here:
