just got back from nashville, tn last night after taking a look at Vandy (what the locals call Vanderbilt). here's the low-down on the city
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walked to and around Centennial Park (2500 West
End Ave) to see the Parthenon (to scale)
(10.5 hours from Central MD to Nashville)
Itinerary
Day 1 (arrival)
· arrived early in the morning, went to Hermitage Café
(71 Hermitage Ave, 24 hours); food was so-so, but watching locals and getting
entertained by staff is worth it. Got great recommendations on where to eat in
town
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explored Vandy
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shopped at Pangea (eclectic mix of clothes,
jewelry, postcards, etc. bohemian kind of fun)
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lunch at Provence Breads & Café (1705 21st Ave South) right by Vandy campus. We were still waiting
for check-in time to start at our hotel (Knights Inn in East Nashville,
~$45/night for the two of us including taxes, breakfast and HBO). Got a picnic
spread of their Tuscan bread (good, get their smaller loaf), mild cheddar, and
their artichoke pesto spread (be warned, this stuff is garlicky, like kill
vampires just by breathing)
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got the beans and 3 option- w/ bean and corn
salad, coleslaw and cornbread muffin w/ coconut (best part of the meal! Really tasty)
Day 2
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morning spent at Vandy open house
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lunch- provence leftovers
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The Hermitage- Andrew Jackson’s home (4580
Rachel’s Ln); free day, tour house and grounds
w/ museum
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Fried chicken very good
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Baked cornbread good
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Chess pie very sweet
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Candied yams really sweet
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Banana pudding good if you like bananas and the
now-and-later kind of taste
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To listen to live music, Commodore Grille (2613
West End Ave)
in the Holiday Inn has singer-songwriter night Tues- (we got there at 8,
perfect timing, try to find a table with a view); spinach and artichoke dip not
that great, but drinks are a good deal; stayed through open mic
Day 3
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Shopping
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Lunch at PM (2017 Belmont Ave) (http://www.pmnashville.com/), which is
asian inspired cuisine. Heard good things about the veggie burger from the guy
who worked at pangea. We split:
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coconut calamari w/ cucumber salad: very good,
comes w/ a hot sauce and a sweet and sour sauce, the breading is nicely fried
and crispy
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veggie burger with a wasabi mayo and with sweet
potato fries: the burger was marinated in a teriyaki kind of sauce, best veggie
burger I’ve ever had
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walked around downtown Nashville, The District
and explored the state capitol building (free)
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dinner: La Hacienda Taqueria (2615 Nolensville
Rd);
got the fish taco (not impressed at all), and a vegetarian combination platter
(the rice was really good, beans were pretty good, chalupa and enchilada were
so-so); didn’t get to take endless chips up to use; would not recommend except
for the fact that it is cheap- so to make up for a kind of crummy dinner got
mcflurrys at the mcdonalds down the road from the restaurant (it was icy and
perfect)
Day 4 (departure day)
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left around 4:30 am
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stopped at a Cracker Barrel in TN (it was originally founded in TN!), everyone was really nice and
friendly; split
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Country Morning Breakfast- two eggs over easy
(this is important, if you like your eggs like this of course), sawmill gravy
and homemade buttermilk biscuits (dip your biscuit in the runny yolk, it cuts
back a bit on the saltiness and is just plain delicious!)
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Buttermilk pancakes with Montmorency cherry
topping and whipped cream: don’t bother with the whipped cream, it’ll just get
too melted from the warm pancakes and slide off, the cherry topping made the
top pancake too sweet so see if they will put it on the side. The middle
pancake (there were 3) actually tasted the best
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