Today we went to Graceland. Neither of us are huge Elvis fans but we managed to spend 4+ hours there. It was well worth the time to go. Very fascinating place, hard to imagine what it must have been like during the day. The mansion is spectacular. The furnishings, drapes wall coverings etc are unbelievable. One room was covered in fabric--on the walls and pleated on the ceiling. A stairwells walls were carpeted. The "Jungle Room" had a wall with a fountain and all of the furniture was heavy and the wood was animal shaped. There was so much opulence and yet it was a home, down to earth kitchen area and a lived in look to it all. The grounds are lush but not over done. A small pool, a basic swing set but a huge paddock area with horses. Room after room of memorabilia; costumes, gold records, movie scripts, letters, receipts, and various awards he won.
There were other included tours; the airplanes, the motor vehicles, just movies and just his military career. Tons of gift shops of course and a couple of restaurants. Every where you go there is Elvis music playing and usually a video of some sort.
We picked a good day to go. When we drove by yesterday there were long lines. Today we didn't have to wait for anything.
Still warm and humid. Had a couple of good thunder storms. One while we were at Graceland having lunch and another this evening while I was doing laundry. This area has above average rain fall this spring. It is supposed to clear in the next day or so.
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