This weekend was a roadtrip weekend to Nashville, TN. I couldn't stay in work knowing the beautiful summer sky was waiting so I skipped out early and caught a ride with a friend passing through on his way North to Chicago. This is the best part of the drive, through the mountains along the Tennessee River.
We started with Happy Hour and dinner at The Pharmacy. A beer garden and burger joint in East Nashville. Prices are great, food was delicious, and the beer was cold. It is a perfect spot to start your weekend events with a Friday Happy hour - long benches and a great outside atmosphere.
I'm not much of a burger girl so I had the grilled chicken and sweet potato fries - it is a large amount of food so split with another or save for your late night snack. (That is what we did of course!)
It was A's first time to Nashville so we did the whole touristy thing - playing on Broadway and kicking around in our cowgirl boots.
I have been to Nashville a handful of times and had to stop by my favorites - The Stage, Paradise Park, and of course Tootsie's. It is your favorite sins that do you in and Tootsie's in definitely one of our favorites!
There is a new great bar called Honky Tonk Central - with big French doors opening onto Broadway. With the doors open wide and great music playing it was the perfect spot to be!
On Saturday we all woke up early and had breakfast at Mad Donna's - Bloody Mary's, 2 for 1 Mimosas, and gooey omelets were just what we needed to rally and head does to the Tour de Fat.
Tour de Fat is a festival traveling to different cities around the country to raise money for local bicycle non-profits with the help of beer, a full line-up of bands, and crazy competitions.
Check out information and if they are coming to your city here:
It was a great event, and all the activities were centered around the use (and fun!) of bikes - from trying to ride reconstructed bikes - like this sneaker enhanced bike
to fans and misters that would only let you cool off if you were peddling quick!
Since we couldn't bring coolers in we bought our tokens for beverages instead. Luckily, no peddling was necessary for those!
Here come the Mummies ended the day - one of my new favorites, they are rumored to be famous musicians that are dressed as mummies and their true identity is not known to anyone. Although it sounds odd, they are entertaining and put on a great live show. Definitely one to check out if you can!
It was a great weekend with great friends in a city I love.
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