Courtyard By Marriott Chattanooga Downtown

Hello Everyone! What an interesting and busy week it has been. We have been in Chattanooga, Tennessee famous for it's civil war battles and the Chattanooga Choo Choo (the first passenger railway servicing the South), made famous in a song.<br><br> We started off our week by checking out the natural beauty of the area. Lookout Mountain is one of the main attractions in the area and it contains, amongst other things, Rock City and Ruby Falls. Rock City ...

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

... early.<br><br>We stop at the gas station (Hess/Wilco) a few exits up to pick up supplies (snacks and drinks). It is a definite truck stop with all the amenities though I do not see any UT hats: Florida, Georgia (of course), Clemson, Bama, but no UT. *sigh* We hit the road and head north once again. The exit for the park is only about 40 miles and soon we arrive at the visitor center. It is not too crowded. We both get our ...

From Marietta we took Hwy 41 North. Met for Breakfast @ the WH in Cartersville. Took Hwy 136 to Hwy 151 to Hwy 95 to Hwy 27 North. 27 North runs into the Battlefield.<br><br>On Hwy 136 we took a detour to Johns Mountain. It is a left turn from 136 North and is well marked. We drove to an overlook via a gravel road that was probably 2 1/2 miles. Not a ...

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.

... TRAIN ENGINE BEING TURNED AROUND TO GO BACK HOME. THIS WAS NEAT! WE HAD THE LAST DINNER CALL SO WE HAD TO WATCH WHAT WE ATE AT THE FESTIVAL. THE DINNER CALL CAME...RIDING AND EATING ON THE DINNER CAR WAS SO MUCH FUN! THE FOOD WAS WONDERFUL. WE MET SOME INTERESTING PEOPLE THAT WE WERE SEATED WITH. THE TRAIN HAD A CAR WHERE YOU COULD BUY ALL KINDS OF SNACKS AND SOUVENIRS. ALSO, LATER A CART WAS BROUGHT AROUND WITH SOME SNACKS AND ICE CREAMS ...

Friday. Could I make it back to the kennel before 6:30, in time to rescue the cat? I pulled in at 6:10 Friday evening. Yes, the Amazing Wonderwoman can still do what she sets out to do. My house looked so inviting when I walked in, such a HAVEN. Alex the Cat didn't move from my lap all evening. The trip left me with much to think about. Tornadoes struck downtown Nashville while I was traveling home, you may have heard. Possessions can vanish in an instant; health can elude us ...

... the snuggle of a fireplace? Buckhead Roadhouse, the Chop House, the Loft, and Steak and Ale keep you and your love glowingly warm. Or go to the Big River Grill Friday or Saturday for the Couple's Special. One price gives you prime rib or shrimp, dessert, and champagne. After dinner slip into Sing Sing and sing a few "I love you's" to your honey. See you there. Chattanooga, Tennessee

Go with me? It's two-step double time for this in-town dance weekend. Tonight I'm headed for the Barking Legs, the classy, black-box theater-that-used-to-be-a-curtain-facto ry at the bottom of Missionary Ridge. No curtains now, in this intimate 80-seat house. We're up close and personal enough to see the silver gleam of the clickety-clack as three ladies from NYC treat us to tap rhythms tweaked with funk, jazz and rap. Add a little ...

... the south end of Walden Ridge; 26,800 acres of wilderness in Chattanooga's back door. This part of the country has too many caves to count, but one of the largest open to the public is Cumberland Caverns near McMinnville. Only Mammoth Cave is larger! The Hall of the Mountain King is 600 by 150 feet, almost big enough to hold the Color Cruise crowd. Or, maybe you'll meet the neighborhood Scouts, getting ready for a wild cave tour.