After spending the first half of spring break with family in Birmingham, we drove to Nashville for a mini-vacation. Our two-and-half-day stay included plenty of good eating, an afternoon reuniting with old friends, and a visit to one of the coolest museums ever.
We arrived late Thursday night, checked into our hotel, and promptly fell asleep. The following morning we walked to nearby Parlor Doughnuts for a breakfast of “layered doughnuts” (a.k.a Cronuts). June picked out the strawberry shortcake, The Astronomer chose the French toast, and I had a sugar-dusted “mini.”
It was a cold and rainy morning, so we kicked it in our hotel room waiting for the weather to improve. The Astronomer jammed on an electric guitar that our hotel (The Hutton) let us borrow free of charge — a wonderful amenity for those visiting Music City.
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