Marriott Downtown Memphis

... . Many enjoyed the sight of Craig Jessop serving as honorary “duck master” at the famous Peabody Hotel in downtown Memphis. The original Peabody was established in 1869, being replaced by the current opulent hotel in 1925. Perhaps more famous ...

At 9:50 pm, we're ensconced in a freezing cold hotel  room (58 degrees at check-in) at the Downtown Residence Inn--the fierce air conditioning a defense, presumably,  against 86 degree weather outside.  Jerry immediately turned on the ...

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... .  I found a vegetarian restaurant online for dinner and decided to check it out.  Just off the interstate, south of downtown, this restaurant did not have the best location.  Granted it was dark out at this point and probably skewed my ...

... It is a lot like New Orleans and you know how much I dislike New Orleans.  There is a lot to do in downtown Memphis.  They have pro basketball and minor league baseball plus all the music and eating establishments.  We ate at the ...

... 1952 led by Nasser restored self-rule and made Egypt an independent nation once again. Now back to the trip. Saturday we ventured into downtown Cairo to start the sightseeing at the legendary Egyptian Museum. To call it a museum is a bit of a misnomer, ...

... spread out but not bad.  We took off for Kansas City and got in around 6:30.  We stayed at the Courtyard by Marriot at Country Club Plaza.  We dropped our stuff and took off to walk around the plaza. We were impressed w/ this area-  ...

... is not far from the square and the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities is about a block away.  From Tahrir we wandered around downtown. It’s a typical dirty, busy, noisy downtown.  There is not a thing that strikes me as charming about it. We ...