Christmastime in Opryville deaux

Aha! with a little daylight, I think I have actually figured out the lay of the land (for the most part). I now have 2 main arteries to work from. So there seems to be 3 main "parts" to the Opry experience with many little add ons scattered around the entrance. There is the Gaylord Opryland resort and convention center. It is the biggest part, housing the indoor riverboat ride and several theaters along with the convention center, etc. That is where we will go to see the Louise Mandrell show tomorrow nite. Between that and the huge mall, is the Grand Ole Opry House, where we saw the Rockettes Christmas show tonite. The General Jackson where we went for the Cruise last nite is on the other side of the mall. There!. Beside the Opry House is a small green building called Ice. I thought that was an Ice Show, like Icapades, so decided we could forego it this trip. However, I am hearing that it is amazing and far less time and dollar consuming so we may figure a way to squeeze it in yet. I got some daylight pictures of the nativity, etc, but they are out in the car.. Tonite, after spending some time at the mall and eating at Johnny Rocket's (we enjoyed it in Lansing, so decided to do it again.), we went across the street to see the Rockettes show... Wow! OMG!, etc, etc. etc. The whole show was phenominal, but the living nativity at the end was breath-taking. Yes, Georgia cried through the whole thing. They basically acted out carols like O Little Town of Bethlehem, O Holy Night, etc. We were impressed that the sheep and camels that were on stage for quite some time, including passes across and standing in scenes, didn't feel the need to follow the laws of nature for any animal on stage. Nary a dribble or a dropping. The camels vigorously chewed their cuds and one sheep actually put his front feet up on a rock as if stretching to see during the singing of "O Come all ye Faithful". The rest of the show was really good with lots of cute stuff, like the 3 foot tall snowmen and baby bears who danced, and a bear who had to be a kin to Miss Piggy. Worth the time and money. The only down side was that the seats were like church pews and they seemed to pack in one more person than the pew could hold, thus we were a little "snug". Sorry, no pictures, which probably means no one will even peek at this post.