Les Jones

Happy July 4th

Sunday, July 5th, 2009 | Best Of, East Tennessee, Holidays |

We caught the Gatlinburg fireworks show. Good stuff. After watching it for a little while we went back to our room and realized we had a good view from the porch.

This time we stayed at the Best Western Twin Islands hotel. The river wraps around and weaves through the hotel grounds, so most of the rooms are on the water. We see ducks wandering the grounds all the time. There’s a central courtyard with a pool and kids playground that’s nicely removed from the road. This is our new favorite place to stay. The price was reasonable - $150/night for a suite with a fireplace and jacuzzi on a holiday weekend. We took a look at some of other rooms and some are nicer than others, so it pays to scout a room ahead of time if you can. Note to self: we were in 402 and a maid told us that 417 was a nice room.

I usually like Gatlinburg in the fall when the leaves are changing, the temperatures are just right, and there are apples to be had in Cosby. Now I like it for July 4th, too, even if it’s a little warm today. There’s the parade at midnight, July 3rd and fireworks on the 4th. We’ll be doing this again.

P.S. Both of those pictures were taken with the new Nikon 35mm F1.8 AF-S lens.

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