Gad-About Gladys – On the Road Again!
I was given a wonderful surprise by James, my son and Mylene my
daughter-in-law that they would be taking me to Memphis, Tennessee to visit
Graceland the home and
resting place of Elvis
Presley. They know I have
always been an Elvis fan
since I was a teenager.
I met them at Nashville
airport. They had hired a
car for our stay and we drove
to the Courtyard Marriot and
checked in.
Once we had booked in
Mylene had pre-booked a
table at the Chauhen Restaurant where we had a delicious meal and lots
of laughter and chatter.
The next day we visited a Plantation and the first thing I saw were two
beautiful horses. I love horses.
It was then up to the House. We were given a guided tour round the House
and told its history. The ups and downs of the families who had owned the
grounds had made their money from breeding horses. One of the horses
was called Bonnie Scotland.
The grounds were lovely. Very little spoken of the slaves but there
were some photos of them.
After lunch we drove back to Nashville to the Hall of
Fame and Museum where we went on a guided tour
of all the Recording Studios where lots of musicians
had recorded, one of them being Elvis. We were
taken to the studio where Elvis had recorded, and I
had my photo taken on the blue marking where he
stood to sing.
It was great hearing about Elvis and all that had gone in his life. He was
very kind to friends, family and charities.
The next day James drove us to Graceland Guest House where we stayed,
and which is two minutes from Graceland. Mylene had arranged for a
guided tour round Graceland which lasted two and half hours. Transport
was at the Guest House and we plus another dozen people were taken over
to Graceland.
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