Holiday Inn Express Memphis Southwind
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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
... down from the roof in the lift, parade across the foyer and jump into the foyer's fountain. They hang out there for the day then at 5 pm parade back across the foyer to the lift to return to their palace on the roof for the night. This all started as a joke back in the 1930s when the Peabody's general manager and a chum returned from a hunting trip a bit tipsy and put their live decoy ducks in the fountain for the night. In the morning they were stunned to find ...
Soul Food!
... and invited us to come. The weather went from beautiful to tornado warnings in about 10 minutes. Graham got a hold of the Pilgrim House to let us know that the game was canceled, but invited us to meet him and a friend at The Deli once the weather cleared. We talked about biking, quoted movies, and had a great time! Jason and Graham offered us advice about our route and things to see along the way. It was a good end to our stay in ...
Day 10 - Memphis, Tennessee
... reunion!
We then took a drive with a view to get some fishin' done. Our trip took us to Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park. Wow...what a place! We followed the never-ending road into the park and went to one of the two lakes. And we weren't disappointed! It was one of the most serene places I've seen. And I saw a squirrel which was very exciting. AJ was the only one fishing...and he caught nothing...anyone surprised? Nup...me ...
Treme, Tennessee and Trees. And Trees. And Trees.
... there were glimpses of farmland and even the odd golf course. There were the occasional swamps, but it certianly wasn't as wild as through Alabama and Louisiana. Fewer occasional towns though. There was one point where I thought that the sun through the trees was making some amazing colours in the water, til I realised I had my sunglasses on......
Finally after Yazoo City (I had to get a photo of that one) the scenery started to open up. Ok, so it was only farmland, but it ...
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- Free High-Speed Internet
- Swimming pool
- Fitness/Health center
- Business Services
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Free parking