InTown Suites Memphis Southeast
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Gospel, Blues and Southern Fried Chicken
An interesting start to our stay in Memphis, pulled over by an extremely large African American Policeman as we drove down a one way street the wrong way. Lights and siren blaring. He was very understanding and did not book us. We then stumbled across The Historic First Baptist Beale Choir performing their Christmas Concert. They invited us into their church, we were the ...
Walking in Memphis
... anyway. I had no idea there was so many conspiracy theories about who was behind the killing even though someone was found guilty and imprisoned. The murder was still being investigated as recently as 2000. The museum tells the story of the whole movement from when the slaves were freed by Lincoln, through a time of segregation for white and "coloured" people, to Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white person leading to the montgomery bus boycotts of 1955 and 6, ...
All shook up
... GPS, I am stunned by the hotels and motels on this strip –
all declaring Elvis, I am staying at the Days Inn Graceland, but there is
Heartbreak Hotel plus many others with awful names. Make it here and I am totally gobsmacked! The whole hotel is decked out in Elvis
memorabilia, music is being played even outside, Elvis of course, and you know
me am not a fan, but you have to do it.
So I am on the first floor – oh no stairs again – get to ...
Day 9 - Memphis, Tennessee
... pistols; it was very interesting.
The second part focused on the Steamboat tradition of the MIssissippi River; culminating in a refurbished steamboat that you could explore, complete with sound effects and lighting. It was very cool and we threw a couple of coins into the water and made a wish...just like the thousands before us.
The third section was my favourite...music! It covered the birth of the blues from the songs sung by slaves, to ...
The big Storm.
Friday night and all is not quite at the Fieldors - Several things are going on with us #1 we have to go to Arkansas (2days) for things related to Andy Wedding, packing for that. #2 packing for the trip to Israel at same time. Bags are not big enough and a 50lb max per case. Will be gone 16 days so that;s 16 shirts, socks, shorts, pants pluis shorts ...
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