The hotel we were staying at was the Peabody and it was an awesome hotel! Everyday at 11am, the ducks march down from their penthouse suite to the lobby where they get to splash around in the fountain all day. Then at 5pm, they are marched back to the elevator and to their home for the night. We managed to get front row seats for the morning and had so much fun watching them.
After the ducks, it was time to go to Graceland and Sun Studios.
We had a great time in both Graceland and Sun Studios although we both agreed that Sun Studios was our favourite. The tour in Sun was given by a real musician, it was very interactive and fun whereas there were just so many people at Graceland and it was less personal, more money making!
We then managed to squeeze in a trip to the Civil Rights museum which was incredible, easily the best museum I have ever been to. It was a real eye opener to the struggles of civil rights in America and actually how it wasn't that long ago that not everyone had the right or the ability to vote and what segregation actually meant and how it impacted communities. Without wanting to touch too long on any of the 'G's that must not be discussed, I do I have different understanding of some of the news topics from America that we used to hear about in the UK after seeing this museum. I also have an appreciation for the important of diversity, which has become a bit of a buzz word in the UK but actually there is a real meaning behind it and one that people need to appreciate.
The Civil Rights Museum is located in the hotel where Martin Luther King Jr was shot and continues over the road to the boarding house where the assassin was located. There was a whole section in the museum about the shooting, what happened when, the police investigation, all the evidence collected (which was on show) and the follow on mysteries and investigations. There was quite a bit of repetition but that worked in our favour as we only had a couple of hours to get through the whole museum.
Our final trip of the day was to Mud Island which is a island in the middle of the Mississippi River. It was fairly late in the day by now and we were both getting a little tired so we had a short walk along the river's edge and the headed back to the hotel.
In the evening, we went to a number of bars along Beale Street, most of them playing music and then had an amazing dinner in a BBQ place called Rendezvous. Beale Street was like Bourbon Street in NOLA but wider and slightly less frantic. All good fun though!
Here is the video of our day:
Great video and a long one too - you packed a lot in....
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2) Street car was cool, reminded me of the old wooden trams in Zurich, looked fun (eventually)
3) Peabody Hotel, great views from the roof and so super shots of the sign and you with the sign too. The ducks were cool. looked like they knew they were putting on a show
4) loved the in car commentaries and Lee's interjections/reactions, very funny
5) Graceland looked good and some funky if dated decor
6) Another great in care commentary, even though Lee got his facts wrong
7) in car commentary on the Civil rights movement is my fave - Lee looking around, "correct"
8)Mud Island, Lee in the background "not very muddy"
9) Some good sounds on Beale Street the white dude with shades was either really into it or out of it!!
10)Dinner looked yum and Lee is clearly enjoying although I liked the surprise on Sam's face at the big pile of meat (the BBQ)