arriving at graceland

[geordie]

i went to memphis in 2002,we arrived from new york where we had just finished a weeks holiday,then it was on to memphis for a week.
after wer arrived at our hotel we throw the cases in the room and then it was I WANT TO SEE GRACELAND
WE ASKED AT THE HOTEL FOR DIRECTIONS AS TO WERE TO GET THE FREE SUN BUS,BUT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF IT ANYWAY I COUDNT WASTE ANYMORE TIME I HAD TO GET TO GRACELAND,SO WE JUST WAITED FOR A NORMAL BUS TO ARRIVE AND ASKED IF IT PASSED GRACELAND,THANKFULLY IT DID,WE WERE THE ONLY WHITE FACES ON THE BUS,AND PEOPLE HAD OVIOUSLY HEARD US ASKING FOR GRACELAND.WEN WE NEARED GRACELAND ABOUT 6 DIFFERENT PEOPLE TOLD US WE WOULD BE PASSING GRACELAND NEXT(VERY FRIENDLY)WE DROVE OVER A SLIGHT INCLINE AND THERE IT WAS ELS HOUSE
DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS WE WENT ON THE AFFOREMENTIONED FREE BUS LOADS OF TIMES,AND EVERYTIME WE NEARED GRACELAND THE DRIVER WOULD SAY WE ARE NOW NEARING GRACELAND.THIS MADE ME FEEL AS IF I HAD MISSED OUT SOMEHOW NOT EXPERIENCING THIS THE FIRST TIME I HAD SEEN GRACELAND
OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS HOWEVER I DONT FEEL THIS WAY ANYMORE,I FEEL I GOT A LITTLE BIT EXTRA MEMPHIS HOSPITALITY THAT GREAT DAY

[Mez]

I loved Memphis- the people were what made it for me- so friendly (altho Graceland wasn't too bad either )