Thanksgiving in Memphis

Since Edd was gone most of the summer and Michael was playing baseball the rest of the summer we never got a chance for a vacation.  With a week off from school we couldn't resist taking one at Thanksgiving.  We decided to drive over and stay downtown.

Our hotel was great, in the heart of downtown, easy walking distance to the trolley (actually right outside our window), shops, restaurants and the sights we came to see.  We had a two bedroom suite at the Residence Inn which M loved because he had his own room with his own tv and didn't have to sleep on the sofa!

The first day there we headed to - where else - Graceland.  It was quite a time capsule.  Had a nice tour and learned a lot more about Elvis than we ever did.

 One Goofy Boy on Vacation....

Next stop was the Davies Manor Plantation just outside of Memphis.  It was a great place, very beautiful and what you expected a working plantation to look like, not like Gone with the Wind.  We really enjoyed the tour given to us by the docent and then the walk around the grounds.

Our hotel had a rooftop deck where we could see the river and most of downtown.

Our walk along Beale Street...

A beautiful old church, they said one of the oldest buildings in Memphis.

 The Mighty Mississippi...

 Riding the Trolley...