Free tour of Nashville!

Late this morning, I met a guy named Don Moore. He has worked with my mom before at this organization, and he holds this position at Vanderbilt University.

After parking downtown, we walked a couple of blocks to Broadway Avenue. It looks a lot like a movie set, this tourist trap of a main drag. But it's great. In the early afternoon, music blared out of each bar and restaurant's windows.

It was mostly country. Nashville loves country music.

After eating, Don and I took a drive around the city. First on the docket: Vanderbilt. It's known as one of those Rich Boys' schools -- $38,000 tuition will give that reputation, I guess. What an incredible campus. Coming from the University of Ottawa where greenspace is quite rare, Vanderbilt was something else.

This is the student centre.

Maybe the most surprising attraction Nashville has to offer is the full-scale replica of the Parthenon west of downtown. Yes, the Parthenon. The city's founders apparently thought its plethora of post-secondary institutions gave it a distinctly Athenian feel. There is an art museum in the basement.

Don, thanks a million for imparting your knowledge of the town. Thirty Days is beyond grateful.