Rained out at The Hermitage

The home of Andrew Jackson the 7th President of the U.S.

He also was a general and a statesman in both houses of Congress.

Called the Hermitage and located near

Nashville, TN.

 He is also the only president to pay of the national debt.

Bragging rights don't get better than that.

 He married Rachel Doelson Robards and caused quite a stir

because she wasn't quite divorced yet.

That fact wasn't known until after they lived together as a

married couple. DC society wasn't very nice to Rachel

even after the remarried once the divorce was final. She died

after his election and before he could take the oath of office.
He was heartbroken.

 The grounds, some of which we saw, prior to raining cats and dogs

is beautiful and huge. 

We did the audio tour and then

you get some guidance through the house.

Found those tour guides to be quite a snotty bunch especially

when faced with a question so I broke their rule

of no picture taking inside.

 Not quite a good excuse but they did rub me, and quite

a few others, the wrong way.

And I didn't use a flash.
So there.

 Everything is behind glass so that is the

glare you see.

 The dining room is absolutely stunning.

Didn't quite get all the rooms  so you'll have to check them out.

 Outlying buildings as he was a slave owner.

And below is where he's buried.

This was as close as I could get with the rain.

 And it seems deer like to come out on cloudy

rainy days when no one else is out.

There is also a museum chock full of stuff and all

the trees planted  in the new entry way came from battlefields

he was on.