Elvis has left the Building

Here is your gentle reminder... My something PINK

Friday we finally got off our butts and made our way into Memphis... Home of the BLUES, Birthplace of Rock n Roll ... I have so many pictures for you I hope it doesn't get to boring for everyone... We left fairly early in the morning and arrived in Memphis around 9:30... we drove all around town looking at things we found interesting in a little tour book... We knew they had a trolley that went around the city and we wanted to ride that too but couldn't find a depot or a place to park near one when we did find it... So after riding through town we went over to the River Park Visitor Center to ask them all about that... It just so happened it was right across the street from the visitor center... So we boarded the trolley and for $3.50 each we rode it all day and got on and off at our own leisure. If you ever go to Memphis this is the way to see the town. We decided not to go to Graceland since I had already been there but to see the other things we wanted to see... I love architecture of buildings so that was one of my to do's... SO hear are some things we saw....

Here is my Ralphie getting onto the Trolley and a full shot of the Trolley

Ralph again sitting inside the Town Trolley and a picture of the other Trolley that only traveled up and down on Main Street

A bronze statue of ELVIS "King of Rock n Roll" and BB King "King of the Blues"

The Mosaic Egg was sitting outside the Visitors Center and a view of the Memphis skyline

This beautiful building is called the Pyramid (DUH!) which up until 4 years ago was the sports arena in Memphis... It now sits empty and a lot of bums hang around it..

This is the new sports arena ... I would guess that FED-EX sponsored them...

Well we have made it back to Beale Street and the Blues City Cafe...

Here is pictures of Beale Street... It is a swinging place at night with all the night clubs

Here we are two hungry travelers just waiting for those RIBS... I think Ralph was saying YUM YUM! Bring on the RIBS....

OHHHH!!!! Lookie Lookie here they are and don't they look great... The salad was good but Oh those RIBS... YUMO I sure had no room for dessert after eating this big rack of ribs..

Inside shot of Blues City Cafe'

These next pictures are a few buildings of which many I had taken... I snapped hundreds of shots in the city. These I just thought were wonderful architectural designs...

This is the Lorraine Motel where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. It now houses the National Civil Rights Museum... This was a major turning point in history.

A view down a city street and the County Court Building

Here is the police station built in the early 1900's and a Lutheran Church from same time period.

This building is an old Fire Station built in the early 1900's. It is now a museum and a memorial to the fireman who have lost their lives helping others... My SIL is a Fireman & EMT

OK girls... I put these two pictures in for those of you who have not seen Graceland... Home of the KING and his grave site... These were actually taken from the last time we were here. But I thought you would like to see them

Hope it wasn't to painful with so many pictures... I really had a lot more I would have liked to shown you... Memphis is a pretty cool town and we give it thumbs up for visiting...

Until Later