Cousin Fun in Nashville, Tenneseee
Trip Start
Jun 07, 2008
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Trip End
Jun 28, 2009
Nashville,
Tennessee,
United States
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Well, I got what I wanted for our return to the States - lots of time at my grandparents house in Tennessee! I had a great time there, and we did all sorts of things. We went roller skating (easier than ice skating), ice skating (which made me miss hockey), skateboarding, and rode bikes and went swimming. We also went to the Nashville Zoo twice, where we saw the cutest baby Siberian tiger cubs, who were white and whose ancester was the white tiger from India! I love the Nashville Zoo!
We went to a crazy Japanese restaurant where the chef cooked right in front of us. The chef flicked shrimp right into my water, and into his pocket, and into his hat! He kept calling my "Baby" and he made a volcano fire out of onions and oil! It was really fun to watch.
We also went to the Franklin Rodeo, the first rodeo I have ever seen. My favorite thing at the rodeo was the bullriding - I could not believe how long the cowboys stayed on the bulls. One guy was thrown off right into the fence but he just got up and walked away. The rodeo clown was very brave. Lu liked meeting Miss Tennessee Rodeo and wearing a pink cowboy hat!
The next night we went to see Women's Roller Derby - the Nashville Roller Girls vs. the Dixie Chicks or something like that. Basically, the women just raced around a track and kept knocking each other over - it was really weird! My grandfather went with us and he said he used to go all the time when he was in high school!
I had a great time with my cousins and grandparents and I was very sad to leave. I got to go to work with my Pop and even earn extra money doing chores for my Gramae ($15!) and I got to see our cat Wilbert (who did not seem to miss us) and I even lost another tooth - that makes 16 lost teeth overall! It was fun to tell everyone about our travels - I even did a presentation at my cousin Hannah's school. And I got to to go on a field trip to the Tennessee State Capital with my cousin Charlsi's class. We even got to vote in the legislative chambers - that was really fun! And we celebrated my baby cousin Colton's first birthday - he learned how to walk while I was there! So overall, a fun trip!
