Memphis
Travel Blogs from Memphis, United States
Graceland
Graceland is a glance into the the past of the 60s and 70s, but also an impressive record of Elvis' achievements. There are so many gold records that they have to keep finding room for more. The evening included a trip to Beale ...
Graceland, Fried Pickles and "Coon Ass"
... Beale street the night before and being uneasy with our current hotel surroundings we decided to switch hotels for our second night in Memphis. We called around and reserved a decently priced higher end Hotel. At this point it was 10:30am and check out ...
Memphis
Memphis was our last pit stop on the way to the next work stop, Atlanta, Georgia.Our campground was situated literally right behind Graceland, Elvis Presley's home for 20 years. Since it was just a quick walk to get there, we couldn't pass up this tourist ...
Rob and Nick have left the building...
... middle of the pouring rain W.C. Handy -- won't you look down over me Yeah I got a first class ticket Then I'm walking in Memphis Walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale Walking in Memphis But do I really feel the way I feel Up until ...
Another Baseball Stadium Checked Out!
... 17th, our last night in Memphis, we decided to enjoy a night of AAA (Minor League) Baseball at AutoZone Park in downtown Memphis. This stadium is the home of the Memphis Redbirds, the AAA Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. They were ...
Day 12
Hi guys! Had a great day, went to Graceland, for you that don't know it is Elvis's House. It was great!!!! We took alot of pictures, infact, we filled up a 512 mb a 128mb and a 32mb cards in the camera's. You can't take Video and you can't ...
I may not get there with you.....
... LK: Visited Beale Street for a couple of beers after all that duck-related excitement. There’s a lot better soundtrack in Memphis than New Orleans but it doesn’t seem a very lovable city. And our barman had a ridiculous Johnny Ramone ...
A magical detour
... throughout and sprayed on Rebecca's feet (nice....). We were going to have to find a replacement hose. So much for getting to Memphis early. Luckily, an RV store was nearby and we went in and found the easiest, most expensive hose to charge to the rental ...
Memphis, Elvis, basketball and Blues
... waterfall and the green shagpile carpet on the ceiling!! Saw the Memphis Grizzlies play the Utah Jazz (they're basketball teams). The Memphis Grizzlies lost, but we were still excited from getting FREE flags!!! Yes, a free souvenir!! We had to shout ...
Graceland
Hurricane Katrina stopped us from travelling to New Orleans so it was off to Memphis for a visit to Graceland...the home of Elvis. Had a tour of his house, Car museum, Aeroplanes and even managed to get braodcast across America on Elvis FM...Oh how they ...
Music Highway
... solen förstår man inte hur man ska stå ut. Ha, jag bara väntar på hur det ska kännas i death valley. Här i Memphis kan man b.la. göra följande: - Graceland tour, olika tourer max 6,5 timme inkl. lunch - Memghis shopping tour, - Music City ...
Memphis
Hi all, Have been to Gracelands what a hoot. It was excellent and a lot smaller than what you would think. Memphis was tops. We went to the Civil Rights museum, they have convertede the old hotel where Martin Luther King was shot into the museum. ...
Walking in Memphis....
... you have had them, you'd never want to back to boring Watties in tomato sauce again! After lunch we drove across town to the Memphis Children's Museum. Both Josh & Kate had a fabulous time here - so much to do and all hands on stuff. There was a plane ...
Day 3
... a blessing to sing for kids, they are completely into the story and the youth. After our performances, we drove to downtown Memphis - to the Riverwalk...to tour Mud Island - a replica of the entire Mississippi River. We played in the park and ...
memphis
after driving for 8 and a half hours we arrived in memphis. On the 4th september we went to graceland we really enjoyed it and got to see elvis house, cars, planes and got to see pictures and information about his army days. On the ...
Just left Indiana for Europe...
... a valiant job in making so much of this happen. Before heading to the airport for the flight to Memphis, then Amsterdam, our family went to Lafayette UCG member Katherine Rowland's 30th birthday picnic at Garfield Park in Indianapolis. ...
Memphis Blues (Rain!)
... see a bit more of Alabama. We drove through the state of Mississippi and passed Elvis's birthplace, Tupelo and finally arrived at Memphis! We turned up to Graceland and loved our cabin although we had to go and buy bedding from Wal Mart as linen ...
Elvis vaincu par les cochons
... ce point on a été franchement déçus. Autant Nashville est une ville qui vit encore par et pour la country, autant Memphis nous a semblés être une ville fantôme. Il n’y avait personne dans le centre, personne dans LE centre commercial, ...
Back to Memphis...
... mention Walmarts on the outskirts of these towns, draining the life out of the downtowns. It was a relief to get to Memphis, with its bustle and variety and, yes, money. The downtown is alive with tourists and people going to the numerous ...
Elvis and Pigs
... is "Hundreds of Pigs but only one winner" A quick trip to pay a parking fine (which they apologised for!), then down Memphis's music street, Beale Street (again, like New Orleans - very commercial) and back on the road south to catch a blues ...
BBQ with Louise and Sass in Memphis
Sept. 19th. Drove through heavy rain storms in Missouri and Arkansas to get to Memphis, TN for a couple of days. Our BBQ lovin friends Louise and Sass, agreed to drive 8 hours from GA to meet us for a sampling of what many claim to be ..."the best ...
The journey home
... . Hot Rod took a group photo of everyone, we collected our gifts and were on the road by 9:30am. We drove 5 1/2 hours to Memphis and had dinner with Bob from the Memphis Mob group. One word: HOT It is crazy hot and humid down there!!!! ...
To Graceland we have gone...
... hit all the stations--the house, the car museum, the trophy room, the jumpsuits, the airplanes. If you're visiting Memphis, it's a must, but I'm discovering that it's kind of like Alcatraz is to people who live in the Bay Area: Most ...
And we fly home
The week was incredible, inspiring, emotional, a blessing, and exhausting! The Lord is sovereign, good, and loves His children. As with all mission trips, the members of team felt that for every bit of effort or emotion put in, they received much more ...
Waitin in Memphis
Well, we made it to Memphis airport! We got in around 3pm or so and our flight to Amsterdam doesn't fly out until around 7pm. We got in line to board the plane back in Columbus and realized that Kirk Herbstreit and Thad Matta were right in ...
Day 3
... in their traditional Navajo peyote, held inside their teepee. I climbed aboard my landship once again and headed on towards Memphis. As I arrived, I could smell the familiar scent of the opened water. It turned out to be only the Mississippi, not ...
Memphis, TN
... effects of 15 straight weeks of work without a break. Does not mix with immediately driving across the country. Memphis traffic is very busy...I'm trying to decide who are the worst drivers - Arkansas people or people in Memphis!?! ...
Going away
So I pack my things, load the cats into the carrier and we leave for the Philippines. Of course had a killer going away party at the Green Beetle first! ...
Where is Elvis?
We will post trip information here as soon as it starts. For 2010, we will continue planning the project and look for Sponsors that are willing to invest and support the Project. All indications in that regard is highly appreciated. Please contact us by ...
Thank 'ya very much
... understand the crying at the grave! Comon' people. Get a life! Jeeesusss........ After Graceland we saw the other sights of Memphis including the Lorraine Motel, infamous as the place Martin Luther King was gunned down. We were there on a steaming hot ...

