NASHVILLE – MEMPHIS ADVENTURE

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It’s about time I went through the Nashville Memphis trip’s photos!  As I promised, the following is a lot of photos of our trip! To begin with, my husband decided (he is very impulsive) to go on a trip. Did I want to go? No, Not really. However, we decided our next adventure should be Nashville when we were in New Orleans . Another stop we wanted to make was Graceland.  Although, Graceland was in Memphis.  As a result, we flew in to Nashville from Philadelphia, and our friends flew in from Florida.  So, we spent three days in Nashville, eating Hot Chicken, and a lot of Barbecue. Also, we listened to a lot of country music!

Next, we drove the three hours to Graceland, in Memphis.  Then, we spent two days exploring Memphis. We visited Beale Street to hear the famous Memphis Blues.   Finally, we flew home from Memphis, and our friends flew back to Florida.  We even saw five ducks paraded down the elevator, and through the Peabody Hotel’s lobby, where they walked the red carpet, climbed the steps and jumped into the fountain that stood in the middle of the hotel.  Here are some of the highlights from our trip.

Nashville

CUNMBERLAND RIVER IN DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE
CUMBERLAND RIVER IN DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE
WE WERE SORT OF COLD DOWN BY THE RIVER IN NASHVILLE
WE WERE SORT OF COLD DOWN BY THE RIVER

Nashville Vanderbilt University

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY + A DAYTIME MOON
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, SEE THE HALF MOON IN THE SKY? THE WHOLE SCENE WAS BEAUTIFUL

Nashville Parthenon

NASHVILLE HAS A REPLICA OF THE PARTHENON
GUESS WHERE WE ARE, AND IT ISN’T GREECE? NASHVILLE HAS A REPLICA OF THE PARTHENON

Nashville Johnny Cash Museum

I LOVE JOHNNY CASH SO WE WENT TO THE JOHNNY CASH MUSEUM
I’M IN LOVE WITH THE MAN IN BLACK- JOHNNY CASH! SO WE WENT TO THE JOHNNY CASH MUSEUM
THE MAN IN BLACK HIMSELF, JOHNNY CASH
THE MAN IN BLACK HIMSELF, JOHNNY CASH

Nashville Broadway

WALKING TOWARD BROADWAY STREET, WHERE THE BARSPLAY COUNTRY MUSIC 10 AM TIL 3 AM 365 DAYS A YEAR
WALKING TO BROADWAY STREET WHERE ALL THE BARS ARE- PLAYING COUNTRY MUSIC EVERYDAY FROM 10 AM UNTIL 3 AM 365 DAYS A YEAR
HONKY TONK ON BROADWAY
HONKY TONK ON BROADWAY
THE BANDS GO ALL THE WAY UP TO THE ROOFTOPS.
THE BANDS GO ALL THE WAY UP TO THE ROOFTOPS.
JUST OPENED, KID ROCK'S BAR, THE BAND WAS AMAZING
JUST OPENED, KID ROCK’S NEW BAR – THE MUSIC WAS AWESOME
BAND WAS AMAZING AT THE FAMOUS BAR TOOTSIES
TOOTSIES IS A FAMOUS BAR IN NASHVILLE, OF COURSE THE BAND WAS AMAZING
ANOTHER BAR WITH A GREAT BAND
ANOTHER BAR WITH A GREAT BAND, AND A BRAND NEW BRIDE AND GROOM!

Nashville Country Music Hall of Fame

COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM
COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM
OUTSIDE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME
OUTSIDE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME
INSIDE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME WALL OF RECORDS
INSIDE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME WALL OF FAME

Nashville Ryman Theater

RYMAN-AUDITORIUM HOME OF GRAND-OL'OPRY UNTIL 1975
RYMAN AUDITORIUM HOME OF ORIGINAL GRAND OL’ OPRY
INSIDE THE RYMAN AUDITORIUM FOR A SHOW
INSIDE RYMAN AUDITORIUM FOR A SHOW

Nashville AT&T Building

AT&T BUILDING USED TO PORTRAY GOTHAM IN THE BATMAN MOVIES
MY FAVORITE BUILDING THE AT&T BUILDING IN NASHVILLE IS USED TO PORTRAY GOTHAM IN THE BATMAN MOVIES
AT&T BUILDING AT NIGHT
AT&T BUILDING AT NIGHT

 

MEMPHIS

Memphis Graceland

WELCOME TO GRACELAND HOME OF ELVIS PRESLEY
WELCOME TO GRACELAND HOME OF ELVIS PRESLEY

MEMPHIS-WELCOME-TO-GRACELAND-DRIVE-IN

DRIVING UP TO GRACELAND
DRIVING UP TO GRACELAND

MEMPHIS-TOUR-OF-ELVIS-HOUSEMEMPHIS-GRACELAND-NATIONAL-REGISTRY

LIVING ROOM AT GRACELAND
LIVING ROOM AT GRACELAND
KITCHEN
KITCHEN

GRACELAND-KITCHEN-2

ELVIS' PARENTS BEDROOM
ELVIS’ PARENTS BEDROOM

MEMPHIS-PARENTS-BEDROOM-2

ELVIS PRESLEY'S PARENTS
ELVIS PRESLEY’S PARENTS
DINING ROOM
DINING ROOM
DEN
DEN
DEN
DEN
STEPS TO BASEMENT
STEPS TO BASEMENT
POOL TABLE ROOM
POOL TABLE ROOM
BACK YARD
BACK YARD
POOL
POOL
LISA MARIE'S SWING SET
LISA MARIE’S SWING SET
RACKET BALL BLDG
RACKET BALL BLDG

GRACELAND-PUMPHOUSEGRACELAND-FIRING-RANGE-SMOKEHOUSE

OUTER BUILDING
OUTER BUILDING

GRACELAND-ANOTHER-BUILDING-2GRACELAND-MODEL-ELVIS-BIRTHPLACE-2

MEMPHIS-GRACELAND-ELVIS-PRESLEY-HOME

BACK TO THE CONCESSION SHOPS TO BUY SOME ELVIS MEMORABILIA

MUSEUM OF ELVIS' CARS
MUSEUM OF ELVIS’ CARS

GRACELAND--FERRARRIGRACELAND-AUTO-MUSEUM

On our last day in Memphis we visited the Civil Rights Museum and Sun Studios

National Civil Rights Museum

THE LORRAINE HOTEL WHERE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. WAS SHOT
THE LORRAINE MOTEL WHERE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. WAS SHOT
LORRAINE MOTEL
LORRAINE MOTEL

MEMPHIS-NATIONAL-CIVIL-RIGHTS-MUSEUMMEMPHIS-CIVIL-RIGHTS-MUSEUM-MLK-STOOD-ROOM-306

ROOM 306 IS LEFT EXACTLY AS IT WAS
ROOM 306 IS LEFT EXACTLY AS IT WAS
THE CARS WERE LEFT EXACTLY AS THEY WERE ON THAT DAY
THE CARS WERE LEFT EXACTLY AS THEY WERE ON THAT DAY

memphis-mlk-carmemphis-martin-luther-king-stone

THE SITE IS NOW THE NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM
THE SITE IS NOW THE NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM

Memphis Central Barbecue

 

CENTRAL BARBEQUE
CENTRAL BARBECUE FOR LUNCH

Memphis Legendary Sun Studio

THE LEGENDARY SUN STUDIO IS WHERE ROCK N' ROLL WAS BORN
THE LEGENDARY SUN STUDIO IS WHERE ROCK N’ ROLL WAS BORN

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ABOVE THE FRONT DOOR ENTRANCE
ABOVE THE FRONT DOOR ENTRANCE

memphis-about-sun-records

FRONT DOOR OF SUN STUDIO
FRONT DOOR OF SUN STUDIO
JOHNNY CASH PICTURE FROM SUN STUDIO
JOHNNY CASH PICTURE FROM SUN STUDIO
REUNION OF PERFORMERS AT SUN STUDIO
REUNION OF PERFORMERS AT SUN STUDIO
INSIDE SUN STUDIO
INSIDE SUN STUDIO

memphis-elvis

COWHIDE GUITAR CASE BELONGED TO ELVIS
COWHIDE GUITAR CASE BELONGED TO ELVIS

memphis-elvis-cowhide-guitar-case

RECORDING STUDIO RADIO STATION BROADCASTS ELVIS FIRST SONG
RECORDING STUDIO RADIO STATION BROADCASTS ELVIS FIRST SONG

memphis-dewy-phillips

CONVICTS IN JAIL THE PRISONAIRES RECORDED AT SUN STUDIO
CONVICTS IN JAIL THE PRISONAIRES RECORDED AT SUN STUDIO

memphis-sun-studios

THE RECORDING STUDIO IS STILL RECORDING TODAY
THE RECORDING STUDIO IS STILL RECORDING TODAY- THE X ON THE FLOOR IS WHERE ELVIS STOOD WHEN HE FIRST RECORDED FOR SUN STUDIOS
BOB DYLAN GOT DOWN AND KISSED THE X ELVIS FIRST STOOD ON TO RECORD
BOB DYLAN GOT DOWN AND KISSED THE X ELVIS FIRST STOOD ON TO RECORD

memphis-sun-records-recording-studio

THE MICROPHONE EVERYONE USED TO RECORD, EVEN ELVIS
THE MICROPHONE EVERYONE USED TO RECORD, EVEN ELVIS
ELVIS USING THE SUN STUDIO MICROPHONE
ELVIS USING THE SUN STUDIO MICROPHONE
U2 RECORDED HERE AND LEFT THERE DRUM SET EXACTLY WHERE IT IS TODAY
U2 RECORDED HERE AND LEFT THERE DRUM SET EXACTLY WHERE IT IS TODAY
ELVIS DIPLOMA
ELVIS DIPLOMA
MEMPHIS YEARBOOK SIGNED BY ELVIS
MEMPHIS YEARBOOK SIGNED BY ELVIS

Nashville Memphis Last But Not Least……

We had an amazing time in Tennessee. First,  we loved the Country Music played all over Nashville.  Nashville is a super fun city.  We loved eating Hot Chicken at Hattie B’s.  Anywhere we went in Tennessee, we ate amazing Barbecue!!!!  However, if you ask whose is better, Nashville says, Nashville, and Memphis thinks theirs is the best!  It’s sort of like asking a New Yorker who has the best soft pretzels, and cheese steaks!  Of course, the answer should be Philadelphia! LOL  Also, I was fascinated with the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis. I was too young to remember Martin Luther King Jr.’s death.  Furthermore, we loved Sun Recording Studio.  Last, let me not forget those amazing ducks at the Peabody Hotel!

Hope you enjoyed the pictures!  Let me know what’s on your bucket list of places to go in the comments below!

xoxoxo

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