Nashville is not over, yet

By 7 PM yesterday (Thursday) Rupert was all flustered. "We did not see the the Parthenon in Nashville." OK!!!  (leave it to Rupert to find something very few folks know about- think about it, others go to Honky-Tonks, we go to get an education on Greek history first,-in Nashville TN - go figure) Off we go, 14 miles were we just (so it seems) came from. Time travel, once again.We "went" to "Athens - Greece" and saw the Pantheon before it got destroyed in 1687 by the Ottoman (now called Turkey).

A full size replica of the Pantheon (Athens)

Its construction (the original one) began in 447 BC when the Athenian Empire was at the height of its power. The Parthenon  in Nashville, TN is a full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens. It was built in 1897 as part of the TN Centennial Exposition. The Centennial Park is a great location/park. Unfortunately the building itself was closed to a private party (graduation). Well, the museum inside would have been closed anyway, so no harm. Before the lights came on (to shoot this pic) we cruised around the neighborhood. That's a place we could move to. Very nice and well kept. We really liked Nashville.

On Friday we drove towards GA. Sniff.....beginning of the end..(of your trip),sniff, sniff. We survived the mayhem of Atlanta during rush-hour-holiday-weekend. At some point we have made 9 miles in 30 minutes. I REALLY dislike Atlanta. Worst night mare experience I ever had was in Atlanta at the airport. EVER!!!

If you are interested in the story, here it goes; before coming to the US, permanently, I spend 3 month here. I went back home and 6 weeks later I was back. Scheduled to go on a cruise with my now hubby and his sister and (now brother in in law). Arriving in Atlanta I was called into the customs office at the immigration. The officer (nice guy) asked my all kinds of questions. Where do you come from, what do you do, you have been here not so long ago-why are you back- what are you doing at home (meaning work wise) and so forth. I was so dumb-founded I could not speak English anymore. I already saw myself in a plane heading back to Germany. I said in German: I'm here to take a cruise..bla- bla-bla..(which was true). Then his guy just looked at me with his arctic blue eyes  and said in perfect German: "Enjoy you stay Lady." WHAT?!?!the %(*&^(*^ ---That's what I associate with Atlanta. Nevertheless....here I am. That's my story and I am sticking to it. (because it's true).

Downtown Atlanta

As we were driving through GA we did not see many signs we have seen in the past about "being saved by..., or how you can be saved. by....", nor did we see any billboards that said "pimps, hoe or john - 5 to life"; we have seen them before, that I was waiting for to take a picture off. Now all you can see are ads for truck stops and adult stores - hm.  Maybe GA has grown up. I doubt it, but who knows. :-)

While I am sitting here and writing hubby is sleeping. I really have to give him credit, he did all the driving while I was "the proverbial-back-seat-driver". Do this- do that. He is a Saint, I have to give him that. Just a few more days before we are back to where it all began. I will keep you posted.

Ta-ta