While in Nashville, I drove to the area of town called Centennial Park. Really nice area kind of across from Vanderbilt University. In the park they constructed an exact replica of the Parthenon in Greece for the Centennial of Tennessee. Having seen the original, I was amazed at how it should look. Lots of artifacts, original paintings of American artists and a 40+ ft tall replica of Athena inside. BTW, that is Nike in her right hand and she stands at over 6 ft. Very impressive. 
From there I hopped on my bike to
do some exploring. Mapped out a route and took off. Only took me about 100 yards to be turned around and lost. Didn't care - I was on my bike. Weaved my way around the city. It actually has nice bike lanes and routes throughout.
Found the Antique Archeology store, you know the show on TV. Wanted to go in but the line was ridiculous so I skipped. Back to downtown and Broadway - the avenue of dreams for country western wanna be's. Honky Tonks galore! Cool architecture and a very pretty city.
My trusty steed
From there I went on to Crossville, TN. As I was driving across the state I just happen to notice just about ALL of the cities either end in ON or VILLE. Look at a map and I think you will agree. Apparently not much of an imagination. :-)
In Crossville I was very fortunate to meet and stay with twitter friends. Had a fabulous time with ALL of them - that southern hospitality is not a joke. I really believe they are genetically disposed to be friendly and feed you well. I win.
Now I am sitting in Piedmont, SC, just a few miles from Greenville, SC. The home of TOUR CHATS! Excited to do a little exploring today and maybe a little riding as well. From here I leave for Atlanta on Saturday to visit MORE friends. I have a lot of friends all over these United States. So glad I can get away and visit some of them.
So off to watch some bike racing on the interwebs and get ready for my day.
Thanks for reading, y'all.......
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