For our honeymoon, we spent our first night at Chateau Elan Winery & Resort. Our room was in the Spa facility…very peaceful and relaxing. I highly recommend it for people who want to get away and enjoy some quiet. Funny story-when we checked in to the hotel, they attendant explained to us that there were bathrobes in our room and we could wear them to breakfast the next morning. We got up, showered, and dressed and went to breakfast. We were the ONLY couple NOT dressed in bathrobes. We have never felt so uncomfortable being completely dressed.
We then headed on to Opryland Hotel in Nashville, TN. It was an experience we’ll never forget since we got lost several times inside the hotel. It was enjoyable, though. Our package gave us champagne, chocolate covered strawberries, breakfast in bed, and free valet parking. We felt like royalty! We even saw Darius Rucker on our last night. He was staying at the same hotel.
We did decide that anything remotely touristy cost A-LOT of money. We spent some time downtown and visited the Country Music Hall of Fame (which I do not recommend. Too expensive for what you see), Hard Rock Nashville, the Ryman, and eveything else there is to see and do in about a 10 block range.
On Tuesday, we got to see the Grand Ole Opry while we were sitting in the second row. Awesome! I highly recommend it! Mark Wills, Restless Heart, Dailey & Vincent, and others performed while we were there. It was great!
We also visited the Nashville Zoo. It was fun but VERY cold that day. We loved the meerkats and the white tiger cubs.
Overall, we enjoyed ourselves. We were ready to leave to get back to a normal routine, but we were sad to see it all end. We were very thankful to have the opportunity to go.
