Monthly Archives: July 2011

We walked down Decateur Street to the Harbour where we picked up the tour bus for the City tour. The paddle-steamer was waiting there to take tourists on a cruise down the Mississippi River. There are bridges spanning the river … Continue reading →

We left the Heartbreak Hotel at 5.45 in the morning A taxi was waiting for us as we came to the lobby. We drove to the Amtrak Station in Memphis and fingers crossed, the check-in luggage was accepted no problem. … Continue reading →

We had breakfast in the Heartbreak Hotel early because we wanted to get the first shuttle bus in to downtown Memphis to see the Duck Parade at the Peabody Hotel. This parade has gone on for over 70 years from … Continue reading →

We took the free shuttle bus to Sun Studio and took the tour of this very special place. The story of Sam Phillips is a magical one and this studio is a working recording studio today which brings the history  … Continue reading →

We got up early to go to Mass at 9am. St Peter’s Church was walking distance from the hotel. We were pleased with ourselves how we were able to get about Chicago and the same in New York. We had … Continue reading →

We were well rested and as we were booked on a tour of Chicago at 9.30 am., we went out to McDonald’s for a coffee. We decided to get a breakfast bun called a ‘McGriddle’. It was so…oooo  disgusting. The … Continue reading →

We were looking forward to the train tour but we had no idea how problematic and  uncomfortable the journey was going to be. Firstly,when we went to check our luggage in to the hold, both of our cases were overweight … Continue reading →

We complained about the terrible noise from the hotel generators which were right outside our window and going all night in this very small hotel room.  We were pleasantly surprised, they agreed to move us to a better room and … Continue reading →

We left the ship in Manhattan and had to cross a busy dual-carriageway to the taxi rank. There are over 200,000  yellow cabs in New York and I think half of them were on the streets today !!!                                        We … Continue reading →

We got up just before 6am to go outside on deck  to see the sail-in to New York. It was very warm even at that time. Bill Miller the expert on New York was giving the commentary. We began to … Continue reading →