Keith wrote:
> I knew Doug would be replying, because when I did a google groups
> search, he "poisoned" the search results with "Nashville" in
> his .sig. :) I'm glad he did! :)
well - nobody's ever heard of Pleasant View
> I'm still trying to get a feel for the size and layout of the cities.
> Along the lines of what Doug said, are most of the attractions within
> walking distance of each other, or will we be driving between them?
> It sounds like the latter. How about public transportation? Easy and
> effective? Does it run frequently enough and stop nearby most tourist
> destinations?
Geographically, Nashville isn't too much different from Pittsburgh. The
physical size of the two cities are comparable. Maybe the big
difference is that the Cumberland River has a couple of large loops
which mean you can't go directly from point A to point B unless there
happens to be a bridge. That does make Opryland somewhat further from
downtown that it otherwise would be - there's a loop in the way & you
have to drive a few miles "too far" to the south to get around it.
There is a cluster of attractions downtown; once you park there, things
like the Ryman, the entertainment facilities, the riverfront, the
Country Hall of Fame, and the Frist Museum are within walking distance.
(the latter a bit of a hike but by no means unreasonable)
The Vanderbilt campus is within walking distance of Centennial Park and
the Parthenon, but a few miles west of downtown. (I would suggest it's
walkable but you're going to be pretty tired by the time you get back
downtown)
Pretty much everything else, you're going to drive.
I will admit ignorance to the public transit situation. (I work second
shift; by the time I get off work, so have the bus drivers) I
suspect your description of the Pittsburgh system would also apply to
ours.
http://www.nashvillemta.org/
Here, too, the locals don't walk. Unfortunate, as there are a lot of
things you won't see from a car.
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Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
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