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Memphis Slideshow
Memphis
Travel Blogs from Memphis, United States
I have some extremely distressing news...
... sleep standing up or laying down, so for that I must apologise. In case you're wondering, which I'm sure you're not, why I'm in Memphis, I thought it would be nice to visit the family again in Tyler, Texas for a couple of nights. On my way to Denver. ...
Its all about the shoes, the blue suede shoes...
... and headed straight to Graceland, the home of the King. Graceland is a large sprawling home on a large estate just outside of Memphis where Elivs lived, died and is now buried. For all those who are concerned about his descendants wealth do not be ...
Walking in Memphis
... exhibit is a fabulous collection of black and white photographs that showcase everyday life in the pre Civil Rights African American community of Memphis entitled Taylor Made: The Life and Work of Rev. L. O. Taylor. One note, while we did not ...
Im going to Graceland, Graceland, Memphis Tennesse
... for Sun City Studios only to find out that they do tours hourly so we headed back in the hot hot hot weather for a walk around Memphis. Basically it can be summed up as sub-prime, not the nicest town in the world. Headed to Beale Street and ...
Graceland, Baby!
... and banana sandwich, but there's always next time - we all agree that we need to come back and spend more time discovering Memphis. Next stop...Dallas for a quick layover and our last real night's sleep before we start the "roughing it" portion of our ...
looking for a New England........Elvis and Chicago
Road trip through Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and upstate New York, down to Chicago to stay with Chris's mate Claudia, and then a quick detour to Memphis to see some dead chap who had some songs ...
Memphis Tennessee - Home of Rock and the Blues
Memphis Tennessee - The home of Elvis and B.B. King A group of us decided to go to Memphis today to see Graceland and check some of the blues music out down on Beal Street. Graceland was brilliant to see, as it is exactly the same as it was when ...
Jim & June's Odyssey 090412
... can wander along the cobblestones & bricks, drinking a Big-Ass-Beer while shopping for voodoo charms, distinctly Southern artifacts, Memphis souvenirs and experiencing the Blues atmosphere. We had fun! The 4 block long street really comes alive at night ...
It's all about the music Part 1
It doesn't take long to decide what to wear this morning, I'm going to put on my Elvis t shirt that mum bought me on Beale street last night because this morning we are off to Graceland.We get ready have breakfast and head outside and its freezing well ...
Memphis
... and most surreal things I have seen..... and I have see some stuff........ One of the nicest hotels I have been in the Peabody in Memphis has a "duck parade" every day, where their ducks are give a staircase to get out of the fountain in the lobby and are ...
Long Live the King
... year to audition for the main man - Sammy Philips. It wasn't until he started jamming the blues that this guy running the Memphis Recording Service, later to become the founder of Sun Records, sat up and took notice. The rest shall we say is ...
Driving around Memphis, Tennessee!
Drove around town taking pictures before continuing to New Orleans. I realize this segment of the journey was too ...
Arrived!
... in Memphis, plus we took in the sights and sounds of Graceland (where Elvis lived and now is buried), then BBQ at the "Memphis in May" World BBQ cookoff. Beale Street, like Bourbon Street in New Orleans, is non-stop party place that tourists and ...
Mmmmmm Ribs!!!
Last night was lot's of fun but we are paying for it today....lee a little more than me,and we have got a long drive to Memphis about 6 hours in total. We set off about 11am and head out of new Orleans it would be nice to come back here and spend a ...
Its all about the music Part 2
After leaving the heartbreak hotel we head for the STAX museum of American soul music,STAX used to be a record label in the 1960's who merged with satellite records and had artists such as Otis redding,Issac Hayes,Sam&Dave & Booker T ...
Memphis
We left New Orleans yesterday and finally started our drive north. We made it to Memphis just in time to see the MLK Memorial/National Civil Rights Museum. Huge photo of Barack as we walked in. Erin was especially glad to be there on ...
.....I was walking in Memphis....
Hi y'all! Well, we've spent the last 3 days in Tennessee and the weather is getting hotter! We've been clocking up the miles, filling up the gas every day... at this rate we'll be in Las Vegas in a few days! The whole State seems to revolve around ...
Nostalgic Music
6/9 On to Memphis - John lived here for some time so was quite familiar with the place. We went for a drink at the ultra expensive Peabody Hotel - very plush - we asked about the price of a room, but much too expensive!! The very strange claim to fame ...
Visit to Memphis
Last visit of the trip : Memphis TN. Had a great weekend there. Visited "Graceland" - house of Elvis Presley - which was amazing. The National Civil Rights Museum, actually converted from the hotel "Lorraine" where Dr Martin Luther King was assasinated: ...
Across the Mighty Mississippi...
... and still exploits Elvis' image on countless billboards to attract weary, road warriors, travellers, tourists and drifters. We curved around next to Memphis and I watched the tall buildings rise up before me and then shrink back to nothing just as ...
Walking in Memphis
... In Nashville the music was country, here it is the Blues. As the big sign downtown says, "What happens in Vegas started in Memphis". In virtually every bar and in every bit of public space along Beale Street there was some sort of live music, and ...
City of the living dead
... leaders in avant garde architecture - here church design comes in fire station with a steeple plonked on top. Rocking into Memphis too late (after chasing around after road signs) we checked into another easy to find, interchangeable chain motel. ...
Elvis...
... i am in LA but i will detail my memphis trip, since it was pretty good and i really want to share it with everyone. I arrived in Memphis at 2pm i had layers of clothes on to keep my suitcase under weight, so i was boiling. But did what i had to do. I ...
Viv's turn to drive 3 states
Leaving Okla City just after 11 today we head east, through Arkansas then south towards Memphis. No big stops today, just driving, talking, finding Macca's for coffee & singing. I have control of the i-pod......MWAAAAAhaahaaahaa I could fill a coffee ...
Arrived West Memphis, AR
Drive from Mountain View, AR to West Memphis, AR was delightful. Enjoyed ride on country side ...
Graceland
Took the VIP tour which allowed us to go to the front of the line to visit the mansion and gave us a private tour of the grounds and a backstage tour of some of Elvis' personal belongings. VIP tour also allowed us to view the auto and ...
Beale Street
Spent day on Beale Street listening to music and visiting Rock-N-Soul museum. Also feasted on the famous ...
Graceland
Visited Graceland, the shrine to Elvis Presley. It was very, very entertaining -- and the people watching was fun. Annoying marketing, however -- every time you leave a part of the tour, you enter a gift ...