Portraits by Bobby McFall: Day 4

With the Culver's reunion wrapped up, we played tourists on Thursday. Craig was still with us, so we piled in his van and headed to lunch, where he met a friend of his who happened to be passing through on his way to Louisiana.

Following lunch, we toured the Parthenon. It was built in 1897 as part of an exposition in honor of Tennessee's centennial celebration. It is a full size replica of the Greek Parthenon, and today serves as an art museum. Cameras are not allowed on the first floor, but I was able to take photographs on the second floor.

After our visit to the Parthenon, we headed downtown to 2nd Street and Broadway and visited lots of honky tonks. Lots of stimulation here - music, crowds, lights, good times!

The Parthenon - I took a few liberties with some PhotoShop plug-ins to add a bit of drama to the sky, which was overcast.

Athena - Nearly 42 feet tall, holds the goddess, Nike, in her right hand. Nike stands 6'4" tall.

These solid bronze doors weigh 7.5 tons each and are 24 feet tall, and 1 foot thick.

A view of Athena from behind the columns

Sculptures surround the perimeter of the Naos room that houses Athena.

Athena's shield - the face in the center of the shield is Medusa.

Curious George - aka Don - testing the west door. He could easily move it with one hand. Note that he's toting my camera bag. What a guy! He lugged that thing, along with my tripod, all over Nashville!

Another view of Athena

Danne ran to the top of the steps (Rocky-style) for a quick picture.

The Thinker.

SOME OF THE MANY, MANY HONKY TONKS

We had supper here - out on the back patio. Just across the alley is the original Ryman Theatre.

On Friday night, there were all types of vehicles parked outside this place, and people were telling us as we walked by, "We're shooting a video. Don't look at the cameras." Naturally, I stopped to gawk (who wouldn't?!) - "Where're the cameras?"