Afterwards, we walked a little more around the town and then went back to the hotel to collect our things and of course the dogs. Before heading out towards Nashville, TN we drove through Biltmore Village, which is part of Asheville and houses the huge Biltmore Estate. We didn't see the house itself but were allowed to drive a little way in to the grounds, which were stunning, big green fields on one side and thinned forest on the other.
We travelled along Interstate 40 which was extremely pretty, more rolling hills and views forever. It took about 4 1/2 hours to drive to Nashville, TN. We stopped for a quick bite to eat near The University Of TN, it was so hot outside the dogs couldn't walk in the car park, they kept hopping from foot to foot and we couldn't think why... until we felt the ground, I think it could've fried an egg.
Back in the car and off to Nashville.
Our first stop was The Bluebird Cafe, this bar is one of the more famous bars in Nashville for breakout music stars and also one of the central settings for the television show Nashville. It was very small inside and, judging from the line of people outside, a very popular spot.
From here we decided to drive through down town Nashville, I think we were both amazed! It is a small strip but lined with bar after bar after bar, country music blaring out from inside, people everywhere and even a free-music park. One drive around the block and we knew we had to come back for a weekend.
Just after we set to Metropolis, Il there was the most amazing hail storm, I think the stones were about the size of golf balls. The traffic slowed down greatly and as we were driving under a bridge, we heard the most almighty crack and saw a great blue flash - we think lightening struck the bridge, two minutes later, clear skies and sunshine... seems to be the stormy pattern.
The drive to Metropolis was uneventful. We arrived here at 10pm and will get a relatively early start tomorrow in order to get to Kansas City by the early evening.
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