My little sis. Lindsey came for a visit... It was fun to see her and to go and do some of the fun stuff around town!
We went to Collierville town sq.- a darling little block of antique shops, old hardware stores, and the village toymaker etc- when you go it feels like you've stepped back in time just a bit.
Old (authentic) cabin in the town sq.
We went downtown and visited some of the sights:
Peabody hotel, way nice old hotel downtown known for their ducks (these ducks live in their grand fountain in the foyer, each morning they put out a red carpet and march the ducks to the fountain) this is mill looking into the gift shop window.
When it gets dark these cinderella carriages will light up and can take you on a little tour of downtown memphis
Of course we had to have some BBQ, so we stopped at Rendevous. It's a (total tourrist trap) restaurant downtown, food's ok but atmosphere is way fun. You have to enter through a back alleyway, when you get inside it's just a classic memphis BBQ experience (good bbq nachos)
Like many kiddos, mill doesn't do meat, but LOVED the baked beans :)
We checked out Beal of course, and stopped in some joints to hear some Memphis blues
And yes, Graceland was also on the list. This was the first time I'd gone. I'll admit, I didn't really care much for elvis but after visiting graceland I have a greater appreciation for him, and the icon that he was.
If you ever end up at Graceland, you'll probabally find you are surprised by the size. It is actually not so huge as I thought... kinda just a normal sized house...although he does have alot of land with stables, a recording studio like building, a buidling he turned into a race track, and a nice pool etc. You see Elvis bought graceland at the age of 22, bought it from a dr. who's wife's name was grace and he'd named it after her, Elvis thought that was sweet, so he kept the name. I was really fun to check it all out!
No flash photography inside so excuse the quality... this is his billiard room- walls and ceeling covered in fabric.
I thought his T.V. room was way fun- love the little white monkey. Not pictured (because the room was to dark to get a good photo) is the "jungle room" you know in the (amazing) song Walking In Memphis it says "But there's a pretty little thing Waiting for the King Down in the Jungle Room"- that's what they're talking about!!! a room at graceland!
His Pink Caddy!
fun times... thanks for comming lin, we had a great time with ya!
I know I bag on Memphis alot, but there are several things I really like about it too. I really like how people are very religious, and very open about religion! When going through the checkout line, instead of the cashier saying "how are you today", often times they say "Are you having a blessed day?" So, a couple weeks ago I was finishing my grocery shopping at target and a cute little girl who was about 8 or 9 handed me this little paper (above). She had written a whole stack of them in her note book, tore them out and brought them to target (her mom was grocery shopping) to hand them out! I was so grateful for her simple little act (with great courage.) It was just such a special thing to do, and It made me feel so happy! I keep this on my fridge so I can see it every day to remember what is so important. so, I pass this onto you... I hope you know, jesus loves you too!
