OK, next stop Memphis. Obviously the main attraction here was Elvis so we went straight over to Graceland as soon as we got to town. The weather had suddenly got pretty warm. Well warmer than I have been in for a long time.
We grabbed a ticket to check out Graceland and then we got on the mini bus that took you across the road to the house. I'm pretty sure they employ some special people at Graceland because the greeter we got was not quite right. He spoke really slowly and paused between words and at one stage he looked at me and winked. But the whole thing was in super slow motion with a few twitches in between and although its hard for me to explain to you now, I'm sure no one that was there will ever forget it. Christian is still winking at me like that at least twice a day.
Anyway, it was an audio tour of the house. The rooms have all been kept as they were when Elvis was living there. He purchased the house in 1957 when he was 22 years old. It cost him $100,000.
This is the TV room. It had three TVs because Elvis had heard that one of the presidents used to watch all three news channels at once so he didn't miss anything, so he wanted to do the same.
We grabbed a ticket to check out Graceland and then we got on the mini bus that took you across the road to the house. I'm pretty sure they employ some special people at Graceland because the greeter we got was not quite right. He spoke really slowly and paused between words and at one stage he looked at me and winked. But the whole thing was in super slow motion with a few twitches in between and although its hard for me to explain to you now, I'm sure no one that was there will ever forget it. Christian is still winking at me like that at least twice a day.
Anyway, it was an audio tour of the house. The rooms have all been kept as they were when Elvis was living there. He purchased the house in 1957 when he was 22 years old. It cost him $100,000.
This is the TV room. It had three TVs because Elvis had heard that one of the presidents used to watch all three news channels at once so he didn't miss anything, so he wanted to do the same.
This is one of the games rooms. And yes, that's fabric on the roof.
They also have a section dedicated to Elvis' cars. Here's his famous pink Cadillac.
He was also into toys like all boys are and he loved racing round the property is his golf carts. Here's some of them...
And, what self respecting superstar wouldn't have their own private plane. Here's a pic of the Lisa Marie. He had a smaller plane too, but this one had a bedroom, dining room and several smaller rooms.
And, what self respecting superstar wouldn't have their own private plane. Here's a pic of the Lisa Marie. He had a smaller plane too, but this one had a bedroom, dining room and several smaller rooms.
And at some point Elvis' body was moved to Graceland and he is now buried there with his mother, father and grandmother. There is also a memorial there to his stillborn twin brother Jesse. And all the flowers you see were sent my Elvis fan clubs etc. Apparently they arrive almost everyday.
That night after Graceland we went off to Beale Street which is the main street in Memphis. There was a bit of a bikie gathering and the atmosphere was awesome. Not like angry bikies, but more like bike enthusiasts.
Also, we saw the cops riding around on these things. haha. How embarassing!
Also, we saw the cops riding around on these things. haha. How embarassing!
After wandering up up down Beale Street we went to check out the local speciality, bar-b-q pork. Here's a platter we got with pulled pork, pork ribs, some chicken and sides. Yes, it was tasty.
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