2012 National Elementary Championship - Day 1 - By Chloe Wong

Before the 1st match started, my dad and I went to have breakfast inside the hotel. The Gaylord Opryland hotel has many places to eat inside the hotel. After that, we walked around the humongous hotel and admired the waterfalls, green plants, and the plain vastness of everything! There are many shops to browse in and buy things to remember your visit to Tennessee. Finally, 1:00 rolled around and when I stepped inside the tournament room I was blown away. The board numbers went well into the thousands! After I finished my 1st round, my dad and I drove into downtown Nashville to visit the Country Music Hall of Fame Museum. It was so much fun! You got to learn about a lot of the famous country singers (especially taylor swift), see the Golden Records, and see which singers have made it into the country music hall of fame. We went back to the hotel and had dinner. Then we skedaddled back to the tournament room so I could beat the pants off my next opponent!

In the Garden Conservatory - this place is so huge!

First round

Visiting the Country Music Hall of Fame - Posing in front of my favorite artist!

In front of the Country Music Hall of Fame