Nashville Airport is okay – barely International though.. it appears to only have two gates which can handle wide body jets like the Boeing 787. Today, one of these gates is occupied by an aircraft that has gone technical (broken down) and the other by an Air Canada jet. So, again, we have to board at a remote stand, up […]
Checked out of DreamMore Resort and headed up to Sevierville. A small town a few miles North of Pigeon Forge (and actually where Dolly Parton was born/raised with her ten siblings!). We were here in search of a Quilting Shop – The Cherry Pit. Easily found and easy to park – seeing as most shops were shut. After a little […]
Didn’t fancy heading offsite for dinner, so just opted for the buffet again. They have swapped out some of the dishes. Salads to start. The Mac and cheese was good. The catfish was not – yuk. Prime Rib very good! However, the pinnacle was the dessert! French Chocolate Silk Pie again. Turns out, two slices is too many!
Slowish start – no point rushing as the park wasn’t opening until 10am. Lots of fireworks last night – I assume they are testing for the summer season which starts on Saturday. Pretty loud – must have been for us to hear them through the very effective double glazing. Anyway, we covered much of the park yesterday and today was […]
On heading to the elevator bank, we found a display of all of Dolly’s albums… yep, she has been a prolific artist. There is also a sort of time capsule on display. To be open in 2046 and contains what will be Dolly’s last song Our room is actually next door to the Dolly Suite
Haven’t had a buffet dinner for ages… and this place is award winning and (for a theme park resort) inexpensive at $35. The dining room is, much like the rest of the building, quite subdued. Classy rather than glitzy which seems odd for Dolly! We both started with the salad bar and then tried the other dishes. I suspect that, […]
Dollywood is in Pigeon Forge, a twenty minute drive from Gatlinburg. So, checking out of Margaritaville by 11 would mean we are too early to check in at the Dream More Resort. Our plan was to check in to get our park tickets and leave the luggage in the car or with bell services. However, we were surprised to be […]
God bless Jimmy Buffet. We tried several – and beer as it’s important to keep hydrated! Pretty generic – hell, I cannot tell them apart from the pictures. All tasted fine and were decent pours of quality liquor. We spent a relaxed evening pottering. The late lunch meant we couldn’t face a proper meal. However, the quick serve food options […]
Headed out to find a very late lunch. Hyper busy… seemingly endless entertainment possibilities. It is not “us” but it is for a lot of people. Actually, I kind of wish we had a couple of days here as I suspect there is more to the place than candy shops and Ripleys Believe it or Not. We found a Guy […]
Not sure what we were expecting…we descended from relative quiet, scenic, expanse into something quite the opposite! I think I was expecting a sort of pre-Disney family entertainment. Ie, independent stores and entertainment options. Which in some ways is what it is. It’s Vegas for teenagers. Blackpool turned up to 11. An entire mall selling ins, gifts, guns and miscellaneous […]