Nashville, OLC, April 2023

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Trip start
April 17, 2023
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Music City, here I come!
April 17, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 48 °F
My customary airport routine when traveling in the morning. Breakfast and a mimosa. This time at Timberline, instead of the usual Elway’s.
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Everything is so green already!
April 17, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Coming into Nashville, I’m taken by how green everything is already. In Denver most of the trees are still bare.
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Welcome to Nashville
April 17, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
A city and airport I’ve never been to. Welcome to Nashville!
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This resort is nuts!
April 17, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Checking into the Gaylord Opryland resort. This place is HUGE. We’re talking over 3.3 million square feet, 2,888 guest rooms huge. Apparently, it’s the largest non-Casino Hotel in North America. Of course, with almost 3000 rooms they can’t all be great. And while my room is lovely, my view really sucks. So much for the perks of being a Marriott Bonvoy member.Read more
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Getting my bearings
April 17, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 59 °F
After a long travel day, with the resort being so big, I decided to wander around and grab something to eat at the sports bar that was closest to my room, which is at the very end of the resort.
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First day, meh 🫤
April 18, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
I came to OLC a day early, to attend the chatGPT 3-hour pre-session. While it was interesting, unfortunately, it wasn’t money well spent and I knew as much as the presenters. My first full day at the resort was a little bit of a blur, with a little more wandering around in the evening.Read more
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Presentation day!
April 19, 2023 ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
The big, or not so big, presentation at OLC. Jay and I were in what was called a discovery session, where about eight different presenters, looped their slideshow on a monitor and taled to people who walked up and we’re interested in what they were presenting.

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Of course, the best part of the day, Jay arrived!Read more
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Now for some fun
April 19, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 73 °F
With day one of conference sessions complete and our presentation in the bag, it was time for Jay and I to head to downtown Nashville. First stop, the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge, spanning the Cumberland River.

The John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge, formerly the Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge, connects downtown Nashville to the residential suburbs of East Nashville. It was built from 1907-09 and was originally named the Sparkman Street Bridge. The bridge was closed to automobile traffic in 1998 and has been restored for pedestrian use.Read more
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First impressions
April 19, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 73 °F
As we cross the river and get closer to downtown Nashville, it looks pretty cool.
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Rippy’s Honky Tonk
April 19, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 72 °F
So many choices, and everywhere is packed. We found a spot that hadn’t filled up yet, Rippy’s Honky Tonk

https://www.rippyshonkytonk.com/

I had some delicious barbecue, Jay had an impossible burger, and we both had some delicious, ice-cold beer.Read more
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Nashville’s famous Broadway
April 19, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌩️ 68 °F
Broadway street, in Nashville, is pretty crazy. I liken it to Las Vegas, if gambling was live music.
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So much neon
April 19, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 68 °F
Like Las Vegas, there is so much neon in downtown Nashville. I don’t know why, but it was not what I had expected.
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Last full conference day
April 20, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Last day hanging with friend and co-worker Jay. Lots of OLC sessions to attend, fountains to see, and the boat ride around the 4.5 acre Delta Atrium to take. They say they the indoor river was created using water taken from every river across the United States. 😳Read more
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Final conference half day
April 21, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌩️ 70 °F
No great sessions, and attending them by myself was boring. But I got a few more nice pictures inside the resort.
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Nashville Palace
April 21, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 68 °F
Rebecca recommended this honky tonk that was across the street from the resort. I didn’t realize how close it was, until my Uber driver chuckled, drove me through the resort, across the street, and pulled up in front of the honky tonk. I didn’t want to walk anyway. 😝 It was threatening rain, and even though I had an umbrella, I preferred to keep my shoes dry as well.

Nashville Palace is a huge honky tonk that is separated into a smaller front bar with dancing, and a larger "Urban Cowboy" style honky tonk in the back. The main bar was hosting a cowboy all-male review, so I just hung out in the front bar for a few hours, watched the locals get their 2-step on, and finally managed to NOT pay $14 for a beer.Read more
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Trip end
April 23, 2023