Our last day in the South dawned in Franklin, TN at the uber-swank Residence Inn. We took it easy in the morning, despite having a lot to do today, but since we arrived at the hotel late last night due to the long drive from Atlanta, we needed the slow start. It also helped that this Residence Inn had a later breakfast schedule than the…
October 3, 2009Today we had a lot of errands to run around Atlanta and we did not make it out of the area until after 1pm. On the list, we visited Garys sister and his childhood home, as well as his parent’s graves. I was glad that we got most of the family stuff done that we needed to, and it was worth being a little late.…
October 2, 2009Up a little late today, but sort of on purpose. We did not feel like braving the morning commute in the notorious Atlanta traffic, so we delayed our departure until after 9am. We had an errand to run before we could make our way down to the city center, and by the time we were on the road, we were pushing 1030, and we arrived…
October 1, 2009Day 5 started like all of the other days here in The South, with a free breakfast at our hotel. We got a little bit of an earlier start today as we headed to the Biltmore Estate here in Asheville, NC in an attempt to get some exterior photos of the main house. We were stopped at the Visitor Center and told that we had…
September 30, 2009Much better sleep last night. The Residence Inn has been having WiFi issues, so I was unable to upload my travel photos – hopefully I will get caught up over the next few days or at the worst, when I get back home. Today we again enjoyed the complimentary hot breakfast and headed out the door around 9:30 in the morning. We are retracing some…
September 29, 2009I did not sleep very well during the night. I am not sure if it was due to the fact I was uncomfortable or that I was excited to see Dollywood. Mom and Gary woke me up at 8:30 and after another complimentary breakfast – this time featuring eggs, sausage, and pancakes – we were on our way. Our hotel is on the west side…
September 28, 2009Today we were off to Knoxville, TN, gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains and also Dollywood. Before leaving Nashville, we enjoyed the complimentary continental breakfast at the Hyatt Place and then headed over to the Hermitage. Having driven by last night, we easily got there with no major issues. On the way, I realized that Tennessee is homeland of TV’s Huell Houser. I quickly Googled…
September 27, 2009Today it was up before dawn to get the finishing touches put together for my trip. I only managed about 4 hours of sleep, but I was hoping to get that back on one of the plane flights. As soon as I finished getting ready, Daniel woke up and drove me to the airport. It is nice to live close to an airport, even if…
September 26, 2009Most vacations, I like to start off with a day off from work so I can get some last minute shopping and laundry done. Today was no different, as Daniel and I headed out to get some quick breakfast and to stop at the bank. I noticed that my TPMS monitor had come on in the CR-V yesterday, and today when I got into it,…
September 25, 2009Summer has been a pretty slow one here at Club Josh. Maybe because I have been using Twitter too much, or just generally being lazy. Fall is just around the corner and it is shaping up to be a pretty fun one travel wise. So far in 2009, I have been to Mammoth, San Francisco, and Phoenix, but no real exciting new places of travel.…
September 9, 2009