Elvis Heartbreak Hotel Memphis

We left Nashville for its partnet in crime, Memphis. Breakfast was a greasy affair in Macdonalds, with the wierd twist of biscuits (like scones) instead of muffins! Then it was a long boring drive along the interstate. Boring, but meant we got there pretty quick which was the plan! Headed straight for Gracelands, having been told i had to visit so i could tell my mum what it was like! No seriously i always wondered what the place was like. Expected the place to be glamourous and glitzy and pa...

Hey, Again sorry for the delay, you know how it is. Curently 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 went straight to the Elvis Presley Heartbreak Hotel. It was really nice there. I had a really nice rrom with a fridge and microwave so it had more than any of the others had had, so tha...

I have achieved the ultimate. A room at Elvis' Heartbreak Hotel. After this, there is no more. Photos abound, the lobby is decorated in true Elvis fashion and the tiny gift shop is just the tip of the Elvis iceberg that awaits. Since his music is piped throughout the hotel and even outside in the parking area, I will probably have each song imprinted in my psyche forever. I'll try for my tour of the mansion tomorrow morning. It was a chilly ride, since the Canadian cold front is here with a v...

Ah, it is with a heavy heart that I leave Graceland. The temps will not be much higher tomorrow, but I must try to get farther east and ready for the jump to even colder climes. Sigh. It's been fun. The constant Elvis will be hard to clear out of my head; perhaps I have been reprogrammed and will have to make yearly pilgrimmages to Memphis now. Life will never be the same.