Boston Red Socks
31. heinĂ€kuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 28 °C
This afternoon I headed west to Fenway Park to watch the famous Boston Red Socks take on the Seattle Mariners. Boston Red Socks of course being the former home of Babe Ruth and also being owned byLue lisÀÀ
9 Months - Boston Freedom Trail Pt.1
1. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
â
29 °C
Today marks 9 months since I left the UK on 1st November 2023! I started the day by continuing on the Boston Freedom Trail. By snooping at another tourists phone I discovered that there is a localLue lisÀÀ
Boston Freedom Trail Pt.2
1. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
â
32 °C
The trail continued including a stroll through the lovely old neighbourhood of Charlestown and a stop off at the former house of Paul Revere, the man who betrayed the English to warn the Bostonians ofLue lisÀÀ
Boston Freedom Trail Pt.3
1. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
â
32 °C
In the final stops on the Freedom Trail I headed to Breed's Hill, with its obelisk which was once the tallest structure in the US until the Washington Monument in DC came along. The final stop was atLue lisÀÀ
Copley Square
1. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 33 °C
My very final stop of my time in Boston was up towards Copley Square and the public library. This is also the site of the Boston Marathon finish line where there were 2 bombs set off back in 2013,Lue lisÀÀ
Boston > Nashville
1. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
đ 27 °C
At 6pm I took off from Boston towards Nashville, the home of country music. Upon landing the airbridges at the airport had stopped working so after them not being able to fix the problem we had toLue lisÀÀ
Heading Downtown
2. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 31 °C
After a good night's sleep what else could possibly be on the cards than to head downtown in Nashville to where the action is. I thought I'd pop down early whilst it was quiet but nope at 11am everyLue lisÀÀ
Country Music Hall of Fame
2. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 32 °C
Next up I paid a visit to the outside of the country music hall of fame and the square opposite containing stars of America's most legendary country musicians. I knew barely any of then, and two ofLue lisÀÀ
Downtown Day Drinking
2. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
â
32 °C
After about an hour of exploring I caved in and went into a bar for a drink and some live music. My first destination was the bar owned by Morgan Wallen, the man who has had a number of global countryLue lisÀÀ
Evening in Downtown
2. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 29 °C
After a quick change I headed back out for more live music! In doing so I got absolutely soaked in a downpour which wasn't ideal but thankfully it's like an oven here so I dried off relativelyLue lisÀÀ
Rockstar
2. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
đ 25 °C
Find Penguins only allows one video per post so I'm just going to throw a few separate posts on with a few different songs.
First up, Rockstar by Nickleback.
I Had Some Help
2. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
đ 25 °C
I Had Some Help by Morgan Wallen (in Morgan Wallen's bar!)
Last Night
2. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
đ 25 °C
Last Night by Morgan Wallen (in Morgan Wallen's bar!)
A Bar Song
2. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
đ 24 °C
A Bar Song by Shaboozey. One of my favourite songs of the summer (written about Nashville) so it was cool to have heard it being played there at a party downtown near 5th street!
End of the Night in Downtown
2. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
â
24 °C
The finale of one band in Morgan Wallen's bar was Love Story by Taylor Swift which was very popular. I stayed for a bit of the next band but shortly left to go and meet Laura from St Mary's who alsoLue lisÀÀ
Tennessee State Capitol
3. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 32 °C
This morning (afternoon by the time I'd gotten up and out) I took the bus down to the Tennessee state Capitol building. I wasn't expecting much but it was a pretty spectacular building, so clean tooLue lisÀÀ
Tennessee Mall & Hattie B's
3. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 32 °C
Ascending down from the Capitol is the mall, similar to that in Washington albeit smaller. I was really surprised at how nice and peaceful this area was!
I then took a walk north up towardsLue lisÀÀ
The Start of Night Out 2
3. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 29 °C
After a quick change and a shower I took the bus back to downtown for 7pm. First I headed to Jason Aldean's which had a few different floors and a nice rooftop terrace.
On one of the floors I wasLue lisÀÀ
Honky Tonk Central
3. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
đ 27 °C
My next stop was to Honky Tonk Central, mainly to take advantage of it's perfectly placed balconies in the centre of the strip. The music was however very good too!
The Stage
3. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
đ 26 °C
To get to my next stop I passed by Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville and headed into The Stage. There was a lady performing with a pretty exceptional talent on the violin. Very enjoyable.
The End of Nashville's Nightlife
3. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
đ 26 °C
For my final stop of the evening and also for my nights in Nashville I headed back to the trusty favourite of Morgan Wallen's bar. Only one rousing rendition of USA USA this time but plenty of goodLue lisÀÀ
Sunday Morning in Nashville
4. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 31 °C
This morning I went to a cereal bar! I've never seen the like before but wow I can't believe it hasn't caught on. All types of cereals with various toppings to match. This is the billion dollar ideaLue lisÀÀ
Sunday Afternoon in Nashville
4. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 33 °C
This afternoon I wandered down to the nearby park, simply because it has a to scale exact replica of the Athens Parthenon, why that is I've got absolutely no idea but it was pretty cool.
Nashville > Memphis
4. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 31 °C
This evening I took the 5pm bus from Nashville to Memphis. Nashville it was a pleasure!
The Greyhound buses are notoriously a bit rough and well when an argument had erupted within 30 seconds about aLue lisÀÀ
Graceland Mansion
5. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 26 °C
Due to a severe failure in the Memphis bus system I truly got to experience 'Walking in Memphis' at the very first opportunity.
Graceland allows free visitors to its grounds only between 7:30am toLue lisÀÀ












































































































































































MatkaajaAnother ball game and another great experience x
MatkaajaHaving viewed baseball in the past, I found it not an inspiring game but there again as a Tranmere footie supporter I've got use to that feeling over the years, ha! đ€Ł