We Dock in Memphis and Tour the City

Early Saturday morning we arrived in Memphis, Tennessee and tied up at the Beale Street Dock.We had signed up for the Memphis City Exploration Excursion so we boarded the motor coach soon after we had breakfast on the boat.

Our first stop was here at the Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King was shot and killed.

It is now the National Civil Rights Museum but we did not go inside.

Note the wreath above the old white Cadillac.

On the balcony behind the red and white wreath is where Dr. King was standing when he was shot and killed.

From this center building across the street from the motel is where James Earl Ray fired his rifle. It was from the small widow on the upper floor (bathroom).

This small building houses Sun Records where Elvis recorded his first record.  Until then he was trying to become a truck driver.  We drove past St. Jude's Children Hospital but could not go in because of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Next we visited the famous Peabody Hotel in downtown Memphis.

It is a splendid old fine hotel that welcomes visitors to come in and look around.

It is a lot like the Grand Hotel on Mackinaw Island in Michigan, only maintained better.  This room show pictures and documents of some of the U.S. Presidents and famous people who have stayed here.

The Peabody has a famous tradition of a twice-daily Duck March that we watched.

Here you can see the ducks in the fountain after the morning march.  If you are interested in this famous but weird tradition - Google -->"Peabody Hotel Duck March".

Tomorrow morning, Sunday, we disembark and head for home.

Hopefully, our truck will still be in the underground garage where we left it a week ago. before we got on the train.

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