Road trip day 3

Road trip day 3 - Biscuits, eggs, sausage and bacon breakfast. Off to the Parthenon. The way this trip works is each kiddo picks a state and then is responsible for where we go and what we see in that state. Ashley picked Tennessee. Her choice was the Parthenon, the 1890's replica of the ancient Greek temple of Athena. The amazing statues and incredible architecture were worth the drive if that was the only thing we came on this trip for. Walking through the building admiring fine paintings and reading up on ancient history I am so proud of my eldest daughter for her cultural awareness and fine sense of taste in art. I was just about to tell her this when I saw her frowning in front of the large statue of Athena and looking around grumpily. "what's wrong Ashley?" "there's no water fountain or bathroom in this room!" "Well baby I don't think the ancient Greeks had those things in the original either." "But they were here in the Percy Jackson movie, this is so unrealistic." and that's when I knew we were here because of Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. Oh well.
Then it was off to Broadway to see some real ancient American history...the Grand Ole Opre, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and a lot of souvenir shops. Fun times. Now it's back to the campsite for some roasted hotdogs and of course watching Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief for some realistic water fountain and bathroom scenes in the Nashville parthenon.