What does
Gidget think about all this traveling and sight seeing? "
Ahhh, just give me my bed, a blanket or two and my stuffed puppy dog and I'll take a nap!" She is one laid back traveler.
We had a beautiful day to do our sight seeing in Memphis. We took our first Riverboat ride on the Mississippi River. It was narrated both up and down the river. We learned a lot about the river front and some of the history of Memphis.
This is the boat we took. In order to get down to the river we had to walk across a lot of cobblestones. The history of the cobblestones is that when the sailing ship came over from Europe they used the rocks as ballast. When they went back to Europe they filled the hold with cargo and didn't want to take the rocks back. So these rocks are from Ireland, England and such.
This is the bridge across the Mississippi from Memphis to
Mississippi. It is called the big M, the twin arches and the Dolly Pardon bridge.
The oldest bridge over the
Mississippi was the railroad bridge. Under the bridge is the pyramid building that was built in Memphis as a sports stadium.
Beale
Street during the afternoon. We walked on Beale, visited the stores and had our dinner in one of the Blues Club. We had Bar-B-Que Ribs, of course.
Evening is coming to Beale. The horse drawn carriage are out. This one looks like Cinderella's pumpkin carriage. It is covered with blue twinkling lights. I couldn't help taking a picture of it.
Beale Street at night. Famous for songs and famous for music in Memphis. This is the act we saw in the club we visited. He was very good, he sang Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash. When he wasn't singing he told a lot of story about the singers. We both enjoyed the show.
The next day we took a city tour. One of the stops was at the original Peabody Hotel in downtown Memphis. We were able to see the famous Peabody ducks take their walk on the red carpet from the elevator to the fountain. They come down from their penthouse at 11 o'clock in the morning and swim all day in the fountain. Then at 4 o'clock they march back on the red carpet to the elevator and back to their penthouse. The people were 3 and 4 deep watching them this morning. There is one male and four female ducks. One lucky duck!
Beale Street at night. Famous for songs and famous for music in Memphis. This is the act we saw in the club we visited. He was very good, he sang Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash. When he wasn't singing he told a lot of story about the singers. We both enjoyed the show.
The next day we took a city tour. One of the stops was at the original Peabody Hotel in downtown Memphis. We were able to see the famous Peabody ducks take their walk on the red carpet from the elevator to the fountain. They come down from their penthouse at 11 o'clock in the morning and swim all day in the fountain. Then at 4 o'clock they march back on the red carpet to the elevator and back to their penthouse. The people were 3 and 4 deep watching them this morning. There is one male and four female ducks. One lucky duck!
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