Nashville- good place for a holiday??

[delly]

hi, just wondering if some1 can please help me!!i really want to go on hols to tennessee and prob stay in nashville for a week!only thing is i havnt a clue about the place except its great for music!! i spent 3 months in california two years ago and loved it and hope tennessee will be just as good!!
if anyone can enlighten me please feel free to do so!!

myself and my friend are both 22 female from ireland!!we love going out drinking(as most irish do) so if someone could let us no of sum gud lively spots where we can let our hair down!!

we love shopping so where the best places wud be great too!!

places to stay!!preferably really cheap ones near downtown nashville.
what the public transport system is like??

american sports!!!wud love to see this - we will be there prob in july (season mite be over but worth a shot)

and finally the best things to do (tourist stuff!!!)

(and whats the weather like??after a summer of rain and more rain nice weather wud really help!!!)

Go raibh míle maith agaibh!! (thanks)

[slq55]

Delly -

I guess we better tell Nashville to watch out for the crazy Irish gals!! :) Yes, of course Nashville is a great place for holiday. I'd suggest to definitely stay in the downtown area - especially if you're drinkers so you don't have to drive.... Rates however can be pretty much on the high-end, but there is a Holiday Inn Express within walking distance to everything and that might be the cheapest place to stay.

Once you're downtown, you can hit all the "honky-tonk" bars and, uh, well drink! There's always live music - day or night - and no cover charge. Also within the downtown area is the Country Music Hall of Fame, Musician's Hall of Fame and Museum, Frist Center for Visual Arts, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Tennessee State Museum and if you want to catch any big shows, the Ryman and Sommet Center are right there. Oh yea, and the Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) is also in the area.

If you want to spend an entire day at an all American mall - head over to the Opry Mills Mall which is about 20 mins from downtown Nashville. There are tons of stores, lots of restaurants, an arcade, bowling (yes, bowling!) and an IMAX theater. Wear comfortable shoes! Also the Green Hills Mall is very nice place to go shopping and it's about 15 minutes from downtown.

Where did you stay in California?

Hope this all helps you with your planning!

[delly]

i stayed in san fran for most of my trip but was in santa barbara, monterey,LA,Orange county, san diego and vegas as well!san fran was by far the best, loved it there and will def be back!!

thanks for all that info,it sounds great!!!cant wait to go ahead and book it now!!!

[slq55]

Sounds like you had wonderful trip out in California - which is by the way a beautiful state! Oh yea, if ya'll get homesick, there's an Irish pub downtown Nashville off of 2nd Ave called McFadden's. :)