I love Memphis still, but it's so hot here. Thank goodness there are so many air conditioned places to rest. We started by driving by Graceland, which is actually just a couple miles from our hotel. We didn't take the tour because we had other important sights to see today. Instead, we went to our … Continue reading June 27: Vacay Day Four – Walking in Memphis
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June 26: Vacay Day Three – StL to Memphis
We drove to Memphis from St. Louis today, and it is over 100 degrees here. We ate at a local farm-to-table restaurant and drove around for a while. We went to the Memphis Pyramid, which is pretty much a Bass Pro Shop with a hotel and a big elevator in the middle to go up … Continue reading June 26: Vacay Day Three – StL to Memphis
June 25: Vacay Day 2 – St. Louis
We spent a big part of the day at The City Museum, which is one of my favorite places in the world. I love The City Museum. I think Anders put it pretty well as we were climbing through some of the bars - I told him it was like safe urban exploring, and he … Continue reading June 25: Vacay Day 2 – St. Louis
June 24: Vacay Day One – St. Louis
Today started off pretty lazy in the hotel: We were going to head to the National Blues Museum, but when we left at about 10 to go down there, we found out it didn't open until noon. So instead we went to the zoo to walk around a little bit. We saw some butterflies - … Continue reading June 24: Vacay Day One – St. Louis
June 23: Travel and family
I almost forgot to write tonight. We drove to St. Louis for the first leg of our family vacation. We haven't really been on a vacation with just the four of us in ages. I wish we would have done more of this, but it's good to do it now. The road was long and … Continue reading June 23: Travel and family