Hampton Inn Memphis-Walnut Grove/Baptist Hospital East
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Gospel, Blues and Southern Fried Chicken
... then are marched back the same way. It has been happening since the 1930's after a resident bought some ducks back to the hotel as a practical joke. There is always a crowd and today we had the added bonus of a children's choir singing Christmas Carols.
Lunch was at Gus's Restaurant where southern fried chicken is the speciality and it was delicious with a nice cold beer. ...
Day 16 - Memphis - Tennessee
... and jailed for the offence. The hotel no longer operates but remains a shrine to this great man. There are more photos reflecting the civil unrest in Memphis and Martin Luther King at the Rock and Soul Museum, which was my next stop of the day. There's a bit of Elvis stuff here, but this place is not really about him, it's much more about the soul than the rock, it's really bluesy and reflects the music that is still played in all the bars and restaurants in Beale ...
Soul Food!
... macaroni and cheese, and greens. They told us about a good place to eat soul food, but we decided to take advantage of the kitchen and prepared a home cooked meal. Marquise told us that he was a pro at cookin' up some fried chicken, so we put him in charge of that while we prepared the corn bread and potatoes. All was going smoothly until... FIRE! As Marquise was taking the last piece of chicken out of the frying pan a tiny drop ...
Mon nom est Jack
... présentement, est assez longue. Mais ce qui est le plus long, c'est de s'adapter aux changements de limites de vitesse trop fréquents. On passe de 45 à 55 et puis à 65 mph, pour retourner à 45 mph à quelques km plus loin. C'est d'autant plus frustrant que les routes sont belles et à 2 voies dans chaque direction.
La route traverse la campagne du Kentucky. La saison est beaucoup plus avancée qu'au Québec. La première coupe de foin ...
Treme, Tennessee and Trees. And Trees. And Trees.
... I got to move to the window though, as the other woman got off.
Whilst sitting in at Jackson, I recieved a phone call. Turns out the hostel I was booked at had overbooked. Boo. But they were moving me to a hotel. Mini whoop. I had to wait for a while to hear about the hotel, but its a little irritating as once again I'm gonna be stuck by myself. I really have missed hostelling properly over the past week or so, and that combined with the past few days and the fact that ...