Meet Us Anywhere!
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Photos
  • Recipes
  • Where?
  • Who?
  • About

Musical Meccas - on Mute

11/17/2020

1 Comment

 
Picture
Our journey west took us through two Tennessee cities renowned for their live music scenes - Nashville and Memphis. Sadly, with the onset of COVID-19, both of these towns are temporarily "on mute" - their live music venues shuttered. Still we had memorable visits that encouraged us to return in better times. 



Picture
We set out from Richmond before dawn and drove along 2-lane tree-lined roads with light traffic and views of rolling hills and farms. The Great Smoky Mountains came into view as we made our way into North Carolina, where we stopped for lunch in Asheville. This town is a cultural oasis filled with artists, musicians, and great restaurants. Who can resist Carolina BBQ on a warm blue-sky day? We found a great place in the "River Arts District" called 12 Bones Smokehouse where we sat in the sun and enjoyed the day's special - Sliced Brisket with Carolina classic mustard-infused sauce. But it was sides that really shined! Corn pudding, smoked potato salad, and a healthy chunk of savory corn bread, washed down with refreshing iced tea.

Picture
Our visit to Nashville was brief - without a live music scene, is it really Nashville? The highlight was having dinner with long-time friend, Joy. We celebrated her recent achievement - an Ed. D from Northeastern University - with a glass or 2 of bubbly. Then it was off to bed for another pre-dawn departure for Memphis - home of Beale Street, Elvis, and B. B. King. This stretch of Interstate 40 was FILLED with tractor-trailers that outnumbered the cars 10 to 1.

Memphis was a pleasant surprise that really exceeded our expectations. While our stroll along Beale Street was eerily quiet, you could tell that this was a "happening" place in better times. We also were captivated by an enormous glass pyramid in the distance that we had to check out. Originally built as an NBA arena and concert venue, the Memphis Pyramid is now home to Bass Pro Shops. We rode up on America's largest free-standing elevator to the "Lookout" and enjoyed a panorama of the city and the Mississippi river. We found a classic Memphis BBQ joint using the "Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives Locator" App - the very unassuming "Cozy Corner Restaurant". Nancy spotted a brand new Tesla outside the run-down place - clearly it's the food and not the atmosphere that's the draw here. This time it was a half-rack of ribs with coleslaw and potato salad.
Picture
Bellies full, we set off over the Mississippi into Arkansas, headed for the Hot Springs National Park. More about that in our next post.
<< PREVIOUS POST
PHOTOS
NEXT POST >>
1 Comment
Kathy roy
11/20/2020 05:18:12 pm

Hi, glad you’re still able to share your adventures! Scenery and food sound wonderful! Dying for some ribs after seeing it on your website! Take care!

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    The Journey Begins Here
    Use the "Next Post >>" Button at the bottom of each post to step through our story chronologically.

    Countries

    All
    Austria
    Croatia & Montenegro
    France
    Germany
    Hungary
    Italy
    Malta
    Portugal
    Spain
    Switzerland
    USA

    Archives

    August 2021
    July 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019

    RSS Feed

    AuthorS

    Nancy McCabe &
    ​Richard Curzi

Menu

Home
Blog
Photos
Recipes
​Where?
Who?
About

Social Media

Unsubscribe
© COPYRIGHT 2019. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Photos
  • Recipes
  • Where?
  • Who?
  • About