Memphis part 2

We get off at the Graceland exit: Elvis Presley Blvd. See Photo - No ego problems here. Anyway, could we pick a worse time to go to Graceland? (we're in a hurry!) How about during National Elvis Week?! Yep. Our timing couldn't have been better. Tons of cars, people, and tents. We managed to catch the last mansion tour of the day. Platinum ticket (all areas) $27.



We get our headsets and radio-devices. You get on a (short) bus and ride across the street, up the driveway, and get out at the front door. You walk through the mansion at the pace of the narrator on your headset device. You cannot go upstairs. I guess it's a mansion from a technical aspect, but was really quite humble as far as millionaires go. Either that, or I'm just spoiled with the gold coast mansions of Long Island.



As far as mansion decor goes, it's a time capsule for 1973. In other words, I have a lot of the same decor in my house. I took a lot of pictures. They don't let you use a flash. While I was shutting down the flash on my digital camera and inadvertently clicked off auto-focus, so I have a lot of blurry pictures of Graceland. The outdoor shots are clear. Dur to lack of space on this blog and lack of patience on my part, I am not posting them. Well, just a few.



They have Elvis' private planes on display and you can walk through them. All the furniture is covered with clear plastic... My grandmother would be proud. The planes are also, as expected, decorated circa 1973... again, grandma would be proud.





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