Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Hixson, Tn

... boulders and gardens with more than 400 plants, but the highlight is .....

· Eagles Nest – A 1700ft high mountainside outcropping from which you can see 7 states - Kentucky, North Carolina, Alabama, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee. Each one has an arrow pointing towards it and is marked by their respective state flags. The view is incredible! To add to the precipice ...

... You can eat and sleep on board. Whilst heading to the Choo Choo we saw a local brew pub so we stopped by and had a local brew and pizza for lunch. It had great atmosphere and was orginally an old warehouse that had been redesigned. It made us a little homesick but last night we stopped by a World Foods Maket that we happened to see as we drove by and they had Mint Slice biscuits, Tim Tams, Crunchies and Turkish Delight. All of which we now ...

We have arrived in Chattanooga and found ourselves a bargain basement priced little wooden cabin to keep us out of the rain and in the warmth, yay! This is just a short entry. This week we will be staying here in Chattanooga checking out the surrounds and making a few day trips to neighbouring states.

We will keep you updated. Lots of Love, the warm, Bek and Jesse Train

... onto another gravel road to a waterfall. We parked the bikes and hiked 1.8 miles to the waterfall. Again, spectacular views. Uphill hiking in and we encountered a few downed trees. Easy coming out.

The hike took some time so when we got back on 136 North and headed on to Chickamauga we didn't stay too long. We will definitely will go back.

Jamie, Zach, and I can now say that we have done what all the barns and bird houses across the southeast has been requesting people to do: See Rock City. Rock City is a Labrinth of rock formations on the highest peak in Tennessee. From one spot we could Kentucky, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, and Tennessee. Zach enjoyed looking at the rocks that loomed overhead and the massive waterfall.

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Well, to be honest I can't even believe that I'm actually writing this entry after reading so many other people's great travel blogs over the years. Ever since I can remember, it has always been my dream to visit faraway places, and now, after 16 years of penny pinching and lusting over pictures of the Eiffel Tower, I still can’t believe that tomorrow I will be leaving for Europe! I’ll be gone for two weeks and visit London, Paris and Rome. I know it ...

Can you believe it? We're staying in our own private original Pullman train car (#771) in downtown Chattanooga! The Holiday Inn took over Chattanooga's train terminal - a 1909 station with an 85 foot free-standing dome in the lobby and 48 cars. From 1909 until 1970 all trains to points south passed through this terminal. We used a free electric-powered shuttle to go downtown to the Tennessee Aquarium and IMAX ...

I ate breakfast this morning at a local Waffle House, then came here to the library to check my email and write this entry. I'll be catching a city bus to the Greyhound Terminal in about ten minutes, and will take a bus into Bristol, Virginia. I'll hitch-hike into Richmond from there.

... Tootsie's Orchid Lounge (where the live music and drinking starts around 10a.m.), watch the tourists and the street musicians. Stroll down to the Cumberland River and old Fort Nashboro. Take a look in Hatch Show Print - an ancient printing shop with floor-to-ceiling printing plates and some unique, affordable posters/gifts.

The Loveless Cafe - out Highway 100. Bloody Mary's in a ...

Go with me? We're sitting inside a balloon in Hixson tonight. But we'll be transported to a galaxy far, far away. Starlab, the portable planetarium that takes the stars into the schools, is also open to the public. And tonight's program brings winter into spring, with a few myths for good measure. Ray Zimmerman begins by showing us the constellations as they really appear in the winter sky. Then a switch to a ...