On the Road to Memphis

Before we said goodbye to our friends, and Nashville, we had to make one more trip downtown.  Our first stop was the Ryman Auditorium, which was the original "Grand Ole Opry".  The Auditorium was vacant for many years before it went through a complete renovation, and is now a National Historical Building.  The Ryman is still used for concerts and events, since this venue has some amazing acoustical properties.

Absolutely Beautiful and so much history

Our next stop was the Country Music Hall of Fame.  On our way, we took a short detour over the Cumberland River, on a walking bridge, where we could see a nice view of downtown Nashville and LP Field where the Tennessee Titans play football.  The red art structure is part of a Roller Coaster that was at the amusement park where the new Grand Ole Opry is now located.  Our visit to the Country Music Hall of Fame was "GREAT", but our pictures did not turn out very well.

The Pedal Tavern looked like FUN, but it was a CHILLY day in Nashville so we decided not to partake.

 From Nashville we made our way to Memphis, for just a couple of days.

Our first stop was "Graceland", the home of Elvis.

Elvis Memorial Garden, where Elvis, his mother, father, grandmother and younger brother are laid to rest.

Elvis had a couple of aircraft.  The Lisa Marie was named after his daughter.

And a trip to Memphis would not be complete without stopping on Beale Street, to listen to some Blues and enjoy some Barbecue.

We were directed down a dark alley, to the World Famous "Charles Vergos' Rendezvous" where we stuffed our face with some delicious Charcoal Barbecued Ribs, and then a stop at the Rum Boogie Bar and BB Kings Blues Bar for a couple of brews and some good music.

We have a few more destinations we want to visit before we make it to Austin, where we will fly home for Christmas on December 11th.

We aren't sure where our next stop will be, so please come back to see what we find along the way.

As always, Thanks for looking in on us.

Steve and Roberta