Stayed a week at Tom Sawyer right on the "Mighty Mississippi" watching the barge traffic day and night (check off bucket list!). You could see the river from our front window.
Tom Sawyer is just over the bridge from Memphis TN and the famous Beale Street entertainment district. Some say this is the home of "The Blues" and and where "Rock n Roll" was born. We can also say that after eating a lot of barbecue, so far Memphis 'Cue" is our favorite.
We were there during "Elvis Week" where devotees come from all over the world to celebrate everything ELVIS! We wanted to tour Graceland however, because of the celebration, the waiting line was over 1 1/2 hours.
Mike's cousin Sherwood Platt and Rose Rich moved to the Memphis area after losing both their homes in New Orleans to hurricane Katrina. We had a lot of great food and laughs with them and thoroughly enjoyed our visit.
Memphis sure has it's share of good and quirky places to eat. With Sherwood and Rose we had a great Vietnamese dinner and Sunday brunch on Mudd Island at 'Paulette's'.
Then there was the Beauty Shop Restaurant where Priscilla Presley used to get her hair done. We had two naughty dishes at 'Hog and Hominy', Caesar Salad with fried chicken skin croutons and a New Orleans staple, Poutine. Can you say heart attack? And a trip to Memphis would't be complete without some of Gus's 'World Famous' Fried Chicken!
Then there was the Beauty Shop Restaurant where Priscilla Presley used to get her hair done. We had two naughty dishes at 'Hog and Hominy', Caesar Salad with fried chicken skin croutons and a New Orleans staple, Poutine. Can you say heart attack? And a trip to Memphis would't be complete without some of Gus's 'World Famous' Fried Chicken!
The historic Peabody Hotel (ducks in the lobby) was a welcome wave of opulence and shopping at Lansky Bros (Clothier to the King!) was fun. Ron bought a unique Sport coat. Notice the house phones and phone booth still in service today.
Rose and Sherwood strongly suggested we go to the Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art. It was an amazing experience. We thoroughly enjoyed seeing the numerous jade sculptures, Oriental artifacts and were moved by the Judaic collection.
You can't miss the iconic pyramid downtown that has become the flagship store for the Bass Pro Shops. A visit there included an incredible store dedicated to the outdoors plus a unique hotel and the worlds tallest free standing elevator that takes you to the top of the building where there's a restaurant and observation decks.
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