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Today was our first sea day of two. We had breakfast in the Windjammer buffet then we started looking around the ship. I headed over to the napkin artistry demo at 10am while Eduardo did his own thing. Surprisingly, the napkin folding activity was quite busy and they ran out of room at the venue. They walked us through 5 napkin folds, 4 of which I was familiar with...
We woke up fairly early for getting to bed so late the night before. The hotel included breakfast but it was pretty slim pickings. Basically some waffle machines, cereals, yoghurt and juice. No eggs, sausage or fruit. Our check in time for the ship wasn’t until 10:30am so we walked over to the Walgreens next to the hotel to have a look around. We didn’t bother...
It was an early start to the day but no earlier than a work day. We were up by 6am and out the door around 6:45am. It was an uneventful 50 minute journey to the airport parking lot. We were in line to drop our bags off at 8am. We are traveling business class for this trip so we got to use priority check-in but the line was super long so it didn’t feel too much like a...
Friday was our final day in Nashville but It was 34 degrees, so it was too hot to walk around outside. We ended up spending the day shopping in all its air conditioned glory. We ended up in the Opry Mills mall. Our final dinner was spent back on Broadway Street, which is where we started the whole trip. Broadway Street on Friday night was so much busier than a...
We finished up at Graceland around 4ish and since downtown was only 10-15 minutes away, we decided to go take a look. We found the area similar to Broadway Street in Nashville called Beale Street. After locating some overpriced street parking, we spent a couple hours wandering around exploring the different shops. The toilet seat guitar was one of the unique finds on...
Here are some remaining photos of Graceland
Open gates to Graceland MansionLeft outer gate to houseRight outer gate to housePlaque on the sidewalk outside the housePerimeter rock wall of GracelandDistant view of Graceland from rock wallElvis’ peanut butter & banana sandwich recipeRestaurant at Entertainment CenterThank you sign
Elvis purchased a 1958 Convair 880 in April 1975 and named it Lisa Marie after his daughter. He spent more than $800,000 having the jet remodeled. This customized jet features a living room, conference room, sitting room, and private bedroom, as well as gold-plated seat belts, suede chairs, leather covered tables, 24-karat gold-flecked sinks and more. And again, more...
The entertainment center seems never ending. There’s an area detailing Elvis’ military career, his gold records, his movie career, & his concert and movie costumes. There is too much detail to explain so I’m doing it in photos.
Back at the exhibition center, we toured the huge space housing many of Elvis’ vehicles. It was said he purchased over 200 vehicles in his lifetime, giving many away to friends and family.
Here are a couple photos of the backyard property. The family grave was built in the back as a meditation garden. There was also a conspiracy theory about stealing Elvis’ body from his original grave location. Have a read: Who is buried at Graceland? Is a most asked question? Many believe that there are no bodies buried under all the headstones in the...