Opry Mills Shopping Mall Nashville TN  My daughter and I visited Opry Mills yesterday for two reasons. Her social studies teacher is giving the students extra credit if they go to the American Presidents exhibit and take a picture of themselves with a president. The other reason is that my son bought a shirt at J Crew Factory Outlet while home during the holiday break and decided he didn’t really need it and asked me to return it. Since the mall is a 25 minute drive from my home in Brentwood, I was glad not to drive up there for just one reason.  This was my first visit since 2010 when many areas of Nashville flooded, including the mall, as it sits right next to the Cumberland River. It was closed for a couple of years, had insurance trouble, changed ownership and finally began to attra... 01/13/2014

(not so) Wordless Wednesday...Nashvillians are lucky. Where does one go to beat the blahs of winter? Opryland of course. Yesterday, I played "hookey" and took a few hours off to walk through the 3 atriums - Cascades, Garden Conservatory and Delta. In all, there are about 9 wonderfully landscaped acres under glass. The lush greenery, beautiful flowers and the sounds of rushing water are enough to bring solace to anyone's soul. This HDR picture was taken along one of the paths in the Garden Conservatory...Complete Home Inspections, Inc.The Guys with the Hats...615.661.0297©2011 Michael Thornton | Complete Home Inspections, Inc. | CompleteHomeInspectionsOnline.com 01/25/2011

Nashvillians are lucky to have a world-class hotel the caliber of Opryland. It was not too long ago, the Hotel only had the one atrium, the Magnolia room. Through the years, the additions of the Cascades and the Delta has added much to the hotel complex. Every room has a different theme and water features. The dancing fountain in the Delta Room is really a sight to behold. I hope that you enjoy the video.    Complete Home Inspections/Complete Video Promotions  © 2009 michael thornton | complete home inspections, inc./complete video promotions | brentwood, tn | 615.661.0297 | www.completehomeinspectionsonline.com Helping YOU Live YOUR American Dream   12/27/2009