We loved it! There are 4 different huge garden rooms, with even a 1/4 mile river inside the Delta Atrium. We were able to take a ride on the Delta Riverboat around the loop. It was very fun. For those gardening enthusiasts, like myself and Marti, it was heaven, but the girls really loved it too. Inside the hotel were many very nice restaurants and the balconies of the rooms faced the huge garden atriums. It's beauty is absolutely breathtaking! We treated ourselves to some gelato at a Italian parlor inside the hotel. It was very yummy. Jesikah and I had raspberry cheesecake while Ally and Marti had pumpkin pie. They were both delicious.
Here's some interesting facts about the hotel:
*They are the "largest hotel and convention center under one roof in the world" without a casino attached!
*There are 2,881 guestrooms, five presidential suites, and 600,000 square feet of meeting and convention space.
*In the Delta Atrium alone, the ceiling contains 6,200 panes of glass. This would equal the size of about 7 football fields if laid flat. Each pane is 1/2 inch thick and weighs 250 pounds.
*Gaylord Opryland Hotel has the largest ballroom in Tennessee. The Delta Ballroom can seat 4,000-6,000 guests for dinner. The ceiling is painted to look like the sky and with special lighting, can have small simulated stars that come out in the evening.
*All of the trees and plants in the atrium are real, including the pineapple, papaya tree, black olive trees, orange and lime trees too.
The girls in the huge Delta Atrium. Check out the ceiling...all glass!
The River in the Delta Atrium
Jesikah and Ally getting on the boat
Marti on the boat
A pineapple growing next to the river 
A papaya tree along the river banks
An orange tree 
Hotel balconies from the Delta Atrium
A cool sea dragon in the river
All of us taking the Riverboat ride
When we were at the end of the boat ride, there was a huge blue catfish just sitting down in the boat track. The employees were using a broom to try to and get it to move. It eventually did.
The big catfish in the boat track
Jesikah and Ally near the elevator in the Delta Atrium
A waterfall in the Garden Conservatory 
These are the double waterfalls in one of the rooms. I went into the lounge to get the best picture and Marti said, "Look at one spot and see if you notice anything," And sure enough, I panicked when I realized the floor was moving under me. It was a rotating lounge, it moved around slowly. That was a little weird, but cool after the panic was over.
The girls next to one of many waterfalls
Jack Daniels outside the Jack Daniels Saloon. We joked that all that drinking must have stunted his growth. He looked like a very short little man.
A beautiful flower that looked to us like a daffodil, but it wasn't. I'd love to learn what it was.
The girls by the country singin' horses. Jesikah looks a little nervous...
A cool little rotunda behind the girls...they were preparing to have a wedding there. We saw a lot of the wedding party including the bride. I have a lot more pictures of beautiful flowers and views, but if you got to the end of this much, congratulations! It was such a neat place I couldn't stop taking pictures.
6 comments:
That looks like a lot of fun! How interesting that is, it's just a huge hotel huh? Very interesting indeed! What a great thing to take your family to!
That is so cool, I hope we can go there when Gabby and I come visit.
We've only been there at night during Christmas but it looks so different during the day--we're going to have to go back!
wow! i've been there pretty much every year at christmas (btw, you HAVE TO check it out then!) but NEVER in the daytime! had no idea about all the fruit trees!
What a beautiful place! I guess with fun things to do and see we might have to bring the rest of the family for a visit sometime! Thanks again!
Hey Eric,
you have very cute beautiful kids,
and one thing i would like to bring in your notice that you have mentioned papaya tree as a guava tree....
Garden Conservatories
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