Comfort Inn Memphis

... down there tonight on there own. As we drove back to the motel it was good to receive a txt from Dad saying that were at the Comfort Inn waiting for us to get back. Had a couple of Johnny Walker's with dad before calling it a night.    ...

... a large portion of Chinese and we hit the road. We got into Memphis at around 4 ish and despite first impressions found the Comfort Inn Downtown to be quite a nice motel. We scored a nice big corner room with a view looking out over the mighty ...

... norm, and there is nothing we can do about it other than to drive safe and arrive safe.  We arrived at the Comfort Inn and Suites, just east of Memphis at approximately 7:50 p.m.  Another long day! Today's Mileage: 268 Total Trip Mileage: ...

... and restricted access ( nor his airplanes, cars, private rooms), but since we are probably never going to come back to Memphis, we bought the tickets, got our tour guide around our neck and waited for the trolley. In Graceland we saw the living room, ...

... of top live blues bands. Saw a great impromptu 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 ...

... exhibit is a fabulous collection of black and white photographs that showcase everyday life in the pre Civil Rights African American community of Memphis entitled Taylor Made:  The Life and Work of Rev. L. O. Taylor.  One note, while we did not ...

... , TN. It's good to hit a fairly real city because it's hard to find a good hotel in the smaller ones. We stayed in a Comfort Inn last night, which was OK (according to Kai) but the shower head this morning was little more than a trickle. Needless to ...

... Every 30 or so miles there's always a cluster of shops (McD's, KFC, Subway and Taco Bells) and motels (Motel 6, Super 8 or Comfort Inn. It's a bit sad that in the towns there are hardly any convenience stores or diners as Fast food chains and Wal-Mart ...

... and a riverside view, in late afternoon. Being all knackered of a long day we jumped into the pool and sunbathed under the hot Memphis sun. In the evening we had some gumbo and ribs for dinner, while listening some great live bands. Tomorrow, you`ll read ...

... when I was giving everything I got in waffle making. The Sun Studios was our first of two must tourist attractions in Memphis. From there we headed towards Graceland by free tourist shuttle that operates between the area's main music attractions. The tour ...

... inclination to update this blog about the progress of my road trip. As I sit waiting for my laundry to finish washing here in Memphis, as I am down to a tank top and swimming trunks, I have some down time to share some stories from the trip. The ...

Woke up this morning and hit the road again at about 10:30am. Drove across the Mississippi river and hit downtown Memphis where it seemed to be a little quiet after the weekend. Decided to head down to Graceland to make sure it was not closed on either ...

... to much energy who where playing. We packed up our stuff and left without a shower (which is overrated anyway) and headed to Memphis. Got premium gas for $2.99 per gallon on the way there, that's definately the cheapest we've ever seen in 18months! ...

... .  For strange reasons this ridiculous procession has persisted where 5 trained ducks are ushered to and from the main fountain of a grand lobby.  Absurdly confused.  We set off to calm ourselves over some Memphis BBQ and live music. ...

... very elaborate for the time period.  My question here is how did they get the planes into what is now downtown Memphis?  The automobile display has his classic cars including a pink Cadillac and a purple Cadillac.  I did finally get the ...

... out a little later due to some planned sightseeing in the Memphis area.  We had spent the night at the Comfort Suites just east of Memphis, after Patty provided some strategic "back office support" from CT.  We wanted a decent place to stay, ...

Greg's Version: The City of New Orleans arrived in Memphis a half an hour early. Normally I would appreciate something like that but that meant we arrived before 6:00AM.  After getting off the train we waited for almost half an hour for checked ...

... must be amazing when the Fall colours appear. We headed on and found Eureka Springs - we booked into a very romantic towered Comfort Inn. We then took the scenic drive down the valley into Downtown! Downtown is a wonderful collection of old style housing ...