The cloudy sky was no longer cloudy as the sun started to shine. It was still pretty cold. I crossed Woodland Street bridge and saw the festival right in front of Nashville Metropolitan Courthouse. Multiple booths were set up selling a variety of items, including food. I saw a crowd of people deliberately walking somewhere. Initially, I thought it was some sort of a politically-driven crowd as a few people carried signs with politicians' names. I then remembered that at 9.30 am there was a Cherry blossom walk.
The crowd was pretty long as we started to walk on Cumberland River Greenway. I have no idea why they chose this "walk" because there were barely any trees there. What I heard was construction on both side of the pathway, but the way back was rather peaceful as we turned on to Magdeburg Greenway leading to Germantown area of Nashville, a beautiful residential area with !!cherry trees!!!
Somehow the crowd got smaller as some people went elsewhere. I truly enjoyed my walk of 3.6 miles, according to Google.
I went back to the festival and bought kettle corn. There were some performances of Japanese music and culture, but I didn't stay long because it was getting cold again.
I decided to use this time to walk around Nashville and get some coffee. I stopped at Drug Store Coffee located inside a nice hotel and ordered a $7 oat cappuccino (these drinks are getting way too expensive!).
I warmed up and found my next destination, D'Andrews Bakery & Cafe - an amazing bakery where I got my Filbert and some doughy deliciousness (Filbert is still safe in my fridge, if you wondered).
I walked through an interesting alley, I am pretty sure that was part of Printers Alley with restaurants and bars on both side.
I was starting to get hungry and stumbled upon Fifth+Broadway, a combination of restaurants, shopping in a plaza setting. Restaurants are not fast food, they are real places selling good food. I stopped at Horu Sushi Kitchen to get a $9 Philly roll (my cappuccino was almost as expensive). The roll was pretty decent for the mall type of setting. I wanted to see what the view looked like from the rooftop bar, but it was closed to public, I guess a private event.
I left the restaurant section and saw a Sephora store. How do you not stop by there, especially when you have a remaining gift card in the wallet?
I then headed back to the main area with all the bars to give it another chance. Nope, this crowd is still not for me. I sat on the boardwalk by the river and had some popcorn. I took more pictures of random cherry trees and decided to go back to my car.
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| A car with partying ladies |
I checked out the local Whole Foods, stopped at a Walmart to pick up items on my list and debated if I should go back (it was. 1.40 pm) or do something else. I saw on the map that I was right next to Radnor Lake, which was on my "To go to" list. I figured if I just walked around the lake for an hour I could get back before 5 pm.
The stop turned out to be one of the highlights of the day. The weather got nice and warm, and I was able to just have my sweater on without a vest. I LOVED this urban park. It didn't feel urban at all. Very well maintained, but some trails are deep in the woods with few people to encounter.
I walked the perimeter along Ganier Ridge and South Cove Trail, roughly a 5 mile loop with some decent elevation gain. It was nature at its best in the middle of the city.
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| Dozens of turtles |
After a bit of cardio and incredible views, I was back in my car, this time driving home. Just two hours later I was back in the middle of nowhere enjoying the memories of my day. I later looked at the prices of homes in that area. $1.5M was the cheapest one. In Nashville!!! Here is to winning a lottery...
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