the mississippi delta was shining like a national guitar...
last week pt and i went to memphis
on our way to meetings in mississippi.
it was a blast.
we stayed near the trolley line,
and took the trolley everywhere.
in no particular order,
here is what we did and see:
went to the rendez vous,
a famous bbq place in downtown memphis.
(no idea why the menu above
insists in being sideways --
i fixed it 3 times and finally
decided to leave it this way!)
we met the waiters portrayed on the menu.
it was great!
they do dry rub ribs,
as opposed to the gooey bbq saucy ones
that we are used to seeing here.
they were delicious!
took walking tours of the city,
which were greatly helped by the info
on plaques on sidewalks.
took a cruise on a paddleweheeler boat,
which was ok, not great.
the highlight were the mayflies,
which were out in full force.
went to graceland, of course :-)
it was fun and, as pt said,
better than he had any reason to expect.
saw the tiniest tabasco bottle ever...
interesting fact:
in memphis it is common practice
to write on walls of restaurants and bars.
therefore, all walls look like this:
i actually saw heartrider's last name
on a wall of a blues club,
and took a photo of it
and gave it to him as a b-day gift.
unique!
that blues club was on beale street
the oldest street in memphis, i think,
and birthplace of the blues
and of rock'n'roll.
elvis played there in his very first gig...
and we also found some interesting art
in unexpected places,
such as this tile cyclist
at a trolley stop.
found a great brewery, boscos...
and what do you know,
they had a brazilian flag at graceland!
thanks, elvis.....
oh, and we visited the only winery
in all of the memphis region.
not great, but we bought 3 bottles
of crying angel red,
which we took with us
to the rendez-vous for dinner.
all in all,
a great experience,
great history,
and most of all, great blues!
on our way to meetings in mississippi.
it was a blast.
we stayed near the trolley line,
and took the trolley everywhere.
in no particular order,
here is what we did and see:
went to the rendez vous,
a famous bbq place in downtown memphis.
(no idea why the menu above
insists in being sideways --
i fixed it 3 times and finally
decided to leave it this way!)
we met the waiters portrayed on the menu.
it was great!
they do dry rub ribs,
as opposed to the gooey bbq saucy ones
that we are used to seeing here.
they were delicious!
took walking tours of the city,
which were greatly helped by the info
on plaques on sidewalks.
took a cruise on a paddleweheeler boat,which was ok, not great.
the highlight were the mayflies,
which were out in full force.
went to graceland, of course :-)
it was fun and, as pt said,
better than he had any reason to expect.
saw the tiniest tabasco bottle ever...
interesting fact:
in memphis it is common practice
to write on walls of restaurants and bars.
therefore, all walls look like this:
i actually saw heartrider's last name
on a wall of a blues club,
and took a photo of it
and gave it to him as a b-day gift.
unique!
that blues club was on beale street
the oldest street in memphis, i think,
and birthplace of the blues
and of rock'n'roll.
elvis played there in his very first gig...
and we also found some interesting art
in unexpected places,
such as this tile cyclist
at a trolley stop.
found a great brewery, boscos...
and what do you know,
they had a brazilian flag at graceland!
thanks, elvis.....
oh, and we visited the only winery
in all of the memphis region.
not great, but we bought 3 bottles
of crying angel red,
which we took with us
to the rendez-vous for dinner.
all in all,
a great experience,
great history,
and most of all, great blues!
posted by bike&beer @ 2:31 PM
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