Courtyard By Marriott Memphis East/Lenox Park

... evergreen-types lent the splash of color to keep me amused during the endless miles of Arkansas.

I had actually hoped to skip Arkansas all together since I had vowed years ago to never go back, but no such luck. Having been in the state once before, Arkansas would forever be associated with poisonous snakes and ****** weather. Shortly after Fort Smith I took a random exit for lunch and gas. Surrounded by Waffle Houses and places such as "Big ...

... the driver so that it films while we drive through various sections of the globe and landscapes. I'm pretty stoked to see how his pictures and videos turn out at the end. He's good and angles and really likes the B&W that comes from so many pictures like I do. He got some sick ones from when I was dancing with Felix with the sun in the background through some trees. Ryan, stealing allll of those when I get back to Delaware.

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When I have checked with Rich which stories are for public consumption, I will come back with more, but, for now, that's all, and it doesn't seem to do the last fortnight justice but I have just wound up in Memphis after a 13 hour solo drive and the only thing to ponder on now is whether I sleep standing up or laying down, so for that I must apologise.

In case you're wondering, which I'm sure you're not ...

... allowed to touch and sing into it just like the legends, cool! So we can now proudly say we touched Bono's mike, oh yeah it was Elvis's too.

We've got to keep this train moving if we hope to see all the states before the end of the Millenia so eastward we go to Nashville, Tennessee.

We hope you are all well. Love and Peace, the 'all shook up', Bek and Jesse Train.

... She was ran over by a carriage, Today this day they never sell the seat . Many people have seen her ghost, Including Yull Brennor who sat alone in the theater and claimed he talked to her for 2 hours and her secrets are safe with him!!!!. Dogs bark when the go by the theater. Some entertainers refuse to come back after seeing her ghost. The guide had many other stops and ghost stories

... Memphis then taking a rental car to other destinations within 20 days before heading back to France. WHAT A COINCIDENCE! Well we decided to "Frenchnap" A and J who kept us in great company while going out to get donuts (since they never had them); watching the famous ducks march in Peabody Hotel, thrift shop, and spending the evening on Beale Street.

... a SEXY accent. I wonder if he looks as good as he sounds, but anyways....). Big props to Sylvia at expedia!!! She was instrumental in getting us great rates on our rooms and she really made my day. I appreciated it. One final note before I close off....This is fun and all but I think next time I'll plan my international trip via a travel agent!!!

... tomatoes ($7.50). Then bar after bar...after bar of top live blues bands. Saw a great imprompto band in a small park playing some funk but my favourite was a blues band from Memphis called '2 weeks notice' who played loads of classic blues and some Lynard Skynard thrown in (my request of Free bird was gratefully played). They were so good I bought their cd. I have to say Memphis is without a doubt my favourite place in the US so far. Its got history ...

... day by elevator, from which they make a grand march along a red carpet to an ornate fountain in the lobby, where they spend their afternoon. Choir members who were present sang “Singing in the Rain” and “God Be with You Till We Meet Again” as Doctor Jessop led them in with a duck-handled cane, which he later suggested he might present to Church President Gordon B. Hinckley. All will be watching in October conference to see whether President Hinckley’s cane ...

Breakfast was good. The cost for DH and I was included with the package. We paid about $12 for the boys. Buffet with usual hot breakfast fare. Servers brought drinks and I was supplied with enough coffee to get me going for the day! :-) We planned to go back to the Arch and the riverfront for an hour or so, so thought we'd pack everything in the car, check out and we'd be ready to go. When we looked at the bill, there was a $10 ...