6/20/09 - "I'm Going To Graceland, Graceland ... Memphis, TN"

Well, not really to Graceland, unlike Paul Simon's song lyrics, but we did make a stop in Memphis, TN today on our way to our campground in Hurricane Mills, TN. Grandma and Papa followed along since Memphis is only a few hours' drive to their home in MO.

The plan was to eat at Rendezvous and then explore the Mud Island River Walk. So we headed to the Rendezvous for lunch. Mmm... barbecue!



Rendezvous is located in an alley just a few blocks from the Mississippi River, so we parked in a garage and walked. I'm sure we looked very touristy with our cameras and maps out, but at least we didn't end up having to pay some guy on the street for directions like the family walking ahead of us.





Anyway, we got in and got a table with no wait even though it was busy. They have a lot of seating - it's deceiving looking at this place from the outside. The menus are right on the table underneath a sheet of glass and they're pretty straight forward - mostly barbecue although you can get a few other things (but why would you?!)



The kids were hungry! Becky, sporting her handmade-with-pipe-cleaners headgear, had her bottle of extra BBQ sauce ready to go.


The food was heavenly! Here is a picture of the barbecue beef brisket that I ordered:


I was going to try to buy a bottle of their famous sauce to bring home to Tyler, but I figured it was just one more thing to try to carry and in a glass bottle no less. So maybe we'll order some online instead when we get home.

When we were done eating, we headed outside towards the river. It was just so hot that we decided that we would skip the River Walk this time, especially since it was getting late and the kids and I had a couple of hours yet to drive to our campground. So we headed back to our car instead.

Along the way, the kids were fascinated by the horse and carriages that were driving by. I messed up my white balance on this shot, so you get to see it in black and white:


Matthew stopped to show us the car he likes to carry in his pocket. He loves this car!


And, one last pic from this day. This just goes to show that it doesn't make any difference at all where you are, kids will always fight over the elevator buttons.


Or maybe it's just my kids.