Nashville

I took my time this morning and had a a couple of fresh coffees whilst chatting to some of the other people. Three of the other people there were planning to walk up to Centennial Park to see the full size replica of the Parthenon before they headed off down to New Orleans Festival. We sat in the sun for awhile then walked around the huge Parthenon which looks slightly out of place in the middle of this large Park. Walking back towards the hostel we stopped off at the Café Coco which is apparently an institution in these parts. Open 24hrs a day you can get anything from drinks to snacks to full meals and the food really was good and fresh and 'real' a nice change from all the fast food everywhere. Back to the hostel and I chilled out for the afternoon on the patio of the hostel with other guests some playing a guitar that was passed around for people to show off their Country talents. In the evening I walked out with a couple of the other hostellers to the Commodore Bar where it was 'Open Mike' night. The idea is that people sign up to play a Guitar and sing on the stage. The night started off with the resident band playing a number of songs then another 12 singer/songwriters got up on the stage to give it their all. Some were ok a couple were really good, I'm not really a Country fan but it was a great way to experience the 'Country Music' scene.