Tennessee
The first night we spent in Lynchburg, Tennessee at an inn
called the Lynchburg Country Inn. It was very nice compared to the other motels
we've stayed in. I accidentally insulted the innkeeper by asking if the room
stinks. The other motels had terrible smells, as if a smoking drug addict
starting vomiting in the room then died. To which he answered that he can
refund my money and we can stay somewhere else, but in Lynchburg there are no
other motels. The room thankfully smelled amazing.
In the morning we went to the Jack Daniels Distillery. It is
actually extremely interesting and free. The tour is around an hour and ten
minutes long. The distillery has its own natural spring which is pretty cool.
After that we started on our way to Nashville we stopped at
a War of Northern Aggression (Civil War’s true name) park called Stone Park. We
listened to a speech by the park ranger telling the story of a young
Confederate officer from the nearby town of Murfreesboro who was killed during the
battle. It’s sad to learn how a country could rip it self to shreds like the
way that the United States did back then.
In the evening we had already made it to Nashville,
Tennessee. We stayed at the Knight’s Inn which is a crappy hotel, but still
worth it for the price. We took a cab to Broadway St. not to be confused with
the one in New York this Broadway is all country music. We went from country
bar to country bar, and had a very positive experience of the real Nashville.
My favorite bar there was the Tin Roof.
The next morning we woke up and started driving towards
Alabama. We stopped at a plantation called Traveler’s Rest in order to see how
life was back then. We learned of how the plantations and towns were affected
by the war and it’s after effects.
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| Us at the Jack Daniels distillery |
Alabama
When we entered Alabama we stopped at the welcome center in
order to find something to do there. We asked the attendants at the desk what
there is to do in Alabama at which they looked at us as if we were crazy. More
or less we found out that there is nothing in Alabama other than for farms. We
also found out that Alabama has no reception, and the place is completely
backwards. It feels like going to a third world country in the middle of the
United States.
We pulled into a town called Selma, Alabama and stayed at an
inn there. The town has around five different motels it seems. The same Indian
woman, from India, or her sister was in every motel working as the clerk.
The next morning we went to a ghost town called Old Cahawba,
and it is exactly that a ghost town. There are very few ruins remaining of what
used to be Alabama’s first capitol city. The town was abandoned shortly after
the War of Northern Aggression (true name of the Civil War). It has a grave
yard that is mostly filled with the graves of infants and small children, which
is heart breaking. After the ghost town we continued on our way to New Orleans.
Mississippi
We only stopped in Mississippi in order to eat lunch at the
welcome center. Mississippi seems a lot more populated than Alabama, and it has
reception.
Summary
Overall Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi we very fun.
Each state has its own unique feel to it. Right now we are in New Orleans,
Louisiana. We will write about it when we leave, this trip is getting more
exciting with everyday that passes.
