More Elvis, and more!

We had a huge feed of BBQ pork at the restaurant the pink Cadillac took us to, and now we're back watching more Elvis movies. So much I could blog but I don't want to bore everyone. But I guess it is interesting that Priscilla is here this week, staying in the Heartbreak Hotel with about 80 friends. It is the 75th anniversary of the birth of Elvis this year.


Well, there it is, the path up to Gracelands. We spent 2 hours there, just amazing how much there is to see and hear. The individual headphones allow you to explore the mansion and other buildings at your leisure. I don't really know where to start! We took lots of photos, no video or flash pics allowed, but I think the pics have turned out OK. A very emotional day for Graham, but I don't know how anyone could not be moved by it all.

There are two whole buildings full of gold records and trophies, one of which used to be his own squash court. But the meditation garden where the graves of Elvis, his parents and grandmother lie is a very special place. The house has four large entertainment areas, and there is another in the squash building. All have a theme, pianos or guitars, and most have a bar. One has a pool table, one has 3 TVs in a row all on different channels which Elvis set up after he heard that the president watched all three news channels at once!

We have been in the plane and the Lear jet, seen lots of cars including the pink Cadillac, seen multitudes of shiny jumpsuits, movies, and Elvis memorabilia till we have just about OD'd on Elvis. But as the VIP ticket enables to revisit as much as we want, and we don't catch the train to Chicago till 10.40 tonight we will probably go and have another look around the mansion before we leave.

Not sure when we will be blogging next, hopefully in a couple of days.

;-) Ann-a-Gram