Like the good snob from the northeast that I am, I was prepared to hate the Grand Ole Opry. I was ready to make fun of the place, the people, the outfits, the hair, and so on. However, I had a great time. I highly recommend attending a show. We laughed, we cried, we clapped our hands, we sang along. The show is broken up into 4 sections with a different host for each section. The host sings a song or 2 and then introduces the other performers. I admit to Googling some of the hosts to see if they were indeed as old as they looked. I did not like every performer especially those that sing those ridiculous white trash themed songs. Maren Morris made her Grand Ole Opry debut last night. She is very good. I also liked The Whites, Exile and Mountain Heart. The big name performer was Carrie Underwood. The crowd went wild and she was very good but not my favorite performer of the evening. My favorites were the blue grass performers.
Butch and I were not prepared for Opryland. It's huge! I don't know what we were expecting but giant hotels, a convention center and a mall was not on our list. I did not realize that it is a 20 minute drive from downtown Nashville. Pro Tip: If you go, take a cab. We would never have figured out where to park or how to navigate Opryland if we had driven.
Speaking of things we did not expect: Nashville is hilly. Really hilly. I just assumed it was a flat city but it is steep hills that slope away from the Cumberland River.
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