Walking in Memphis

Had a much needed sleep in today. Said goodbye to our MN neighbours and then hit the road with some Starbucks to start the day off right. Drove to Memphis and checked into the hotel then drove to Graceland. Weren't sure where to go for tours and whatnot so we just sort of circled the perimeter and ended up driving through all these beautiful old neighbourhoods around the area. We saw the Memphis visitor center so we stopped there for recommendations. We booked 3 tours through them and then headed to the first of 3; the Memphis Rock N Soul Museum. This museum has headsets with a bunch of displays that cue up an audio recording of the story behind each exhibit. Spent an hour and a half going through that and learning about the music history of Memphis. We exited and grabbed a beer and wandered Beale St. which is the main drag of busy bars in town. One shop we wandered into had a box of assorted license plates for sale. The one on the top of the pile? Saskatchewan. We asked the girl working where they acquired it and she said her boss just picks them up randomly from wherever. We spoke with a lady selling beer on the street about where to go in Memphis and she recommended Midtown as that's where the locals all go. She said Beale St. Is just for tourists, and all the musicians you hear have to pay a permit to play there and are only allowed to play cover songs; nothing original. We headed into People's Pool Hall for an hour on the tables and some locally brewed beer. Then it was about time for dinner so we went to Blues City Cafe which seems to be quite famous. Nick and I had catfish and ribs each while Matt opted for just a full rack of ribs. We all ate to excess and then went home to sleep off the ensuing meat comas we inflicted upon ourselves. Tomorrow we'll head south into Mississppi.