Centennial Park

Queen of the World!

Playing soccer, flying kites and enjoying the warm weather. 

The Parthenon

I had a chance to spend the weekend with Shell in Nashville when Andrea asked if I wanted to ride up with her and her son Cason.  They were going on a little Spring break spend the day.  I turned it into a whole weekend when I asked Shell if she could put us up over night.  On Saturday, after unloading the SUV at Shell's, Andrea and Cason took off to do what they had planned for the day and Shell and I spent the day spending time at several different places in Nashville.  First stop was Centennial Park where the Parthenon is.  It was actually constructed in 1897 for the Centennial celebration, out of wood, plaster and bricks.  It was to be a temporary exhibit but the Nashvillians protested to it's demolition at the close of the celebration.  The original building stood until 1921.  This time a permanent structure was finished in 1931.
  Also in the park was an old train and the bow of a ship made out of cement and copper.  There was a huge field where people were enjoying the warm weather, playing soccer, flying kites and just laying around on blankets in the sun.  It made you want to go buy a kite and run around, flying it.  What a nice start to a bright sunny day!