Graceland
When my husband and I were out on the road while he was driving the over-the-road truck, we had the opportunity to spend a couple of days in Memphis, TN. Now when you mention Memphis, what is the first thing you think of? Why with my husband being a musician himself, we thought of ELVIS PRESLEY, of course! So we studied the map and found the directions to Graceland, his famous home.
Horses in Elvis's pasture.
Seeing as we are horse people, we really loved the look of this beautiful pasture. It was one part of Graceland that seemed so peaceful as not many other people seemed to be looking at the horses. I wish we could have a fence like this for our girls, but they would have to have vinyl fence as they would eat the wood fence. It was like in the middle of this city, there was this little oasis of country and elegance.
Christmas At Graceland!
I was surprised at the fact that Graceland was not as huge and gaudy as I had heard and imagined. In fact, I did not think it was all that big at all. It was nicely done, even though I had read all the critic reviews of it and how it looked like a brothel. I don't agree with that opinion at all. I felt it was a classy house, and not at all what we expected of someone like Elvis Presley. I mean I pictured him in a huge mansion that rippled with "I got money". Not at all. We were there at Christmas time in 1996, and it was decorated with Christmas trees and lights through out and outside.
Presley Graves In The Mediation Garden
In the Mediation garden, which is the final resting place of Elvis, his parents, Vernon and Gladys Presley, and his grandmother. There is a small stone memorial to his twin brother, Jesse Garon, who died at birth. It was a very serene setting with the exception of all the tourist snapping photos of the grave site.
Elvis Aaron Presley 01/08/35-08/16/1977
After viewing the graves we went to see the Airplane, the Lisa Marie, named after his daughter. Then we viewed the Elvis Presley Automobile Museum which was pretty nice too. We saw all his gold records, his clothes and all sorts of memorabilia in the various exhibits. Inside, outside, all over, you would hear his music playing constantly. I loved that! It was a fun place to visit and we were lucky enough to be there on a day that wasn't over crowded or anything.
Couldn't you picture Elvis zooming down the road in this???
It was an interesting day and I would recommend to visit Graceland if you ever get the chance. After all, Elvis was an icon in a time when rock music was changing. He had charisma that made everyone love him, young women, old women, men, children, mothers, grandmothers. He was special, and his home being opened to the public testifies to that fact. I will never forget this trip, and am glad my husband thought it would a good way to spend an otherwise boring day in the truck stop.
Copyright © 2010 Kathleen G. Lupole
All Photographs Copyright © 2010 Kathleen G. Lupole
5 comments:
how fun! Graceland is someplace I've always kind of wanted to visit... but I've never been really sure about it at the same time. I wasn't a huge Elvis fan but I appreciate his musicality and his talent. I, like many others, am fascinated with what his life was like.... thank you for posting this because it let me know that this is indeed someplace I'd like to visit...
Loved the dining room and the pasture. I have always thought I'd like to see Graceland. Have never been. And I live here in TN. lol
I always enjoy your "walk down memory lane" posts! :)
Thank you for visiting my blog today, and making a comment! I love sharing places I've been and especially love writing about them.
We toured Graceland and came away with the same impression. I was surprised that it wasn't bigger than it is. We were traveling through Memphis in our motorhome during a rain storm. We saw a sign for an RV park and pulled in. It was raining so hard we could barely see. When the rain let up we looked out the windshiled and saw Elvis's airplane sitting there. It was quite a sight to see. I just found your blog through HT.
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