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Took two shuttles from our Graceland hotel to the Graceland Mansion, where Elvis lived with his family. Here is a  long video of the tour  i found on You Tube, and a  shorter one. My version will be a few spotty photos and a short video, Here is  Wikipedia' s description. Graceland Farms was originally owned by Stephen Toof, founder of the oldest commercial printing firm in Memphis, and named the site after his daughter, Grace. She inherited the property from her father in 1894. She passed away, and niece Ruth Moore inherited the property. Moore built the  10,266 square foot mansion in 1939. Elvis in 1956 purchased a Memphis $40,000 home for his family in 1956.   Here with his parents.  Caught fire  in 2017. When his fame increased, he gave his parents, Vernon and Gladys Presley (the two restaurants at Graceland are called Vernon and Gladys), $100,000 to find a farmouse-like property with a lot of buffer space so as not to irritate his neighb...
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ELVIS' GRACELAND: Donald Trump Was Here This Week--Now We Are!

President Donald Trump was in Memphis earlier this week, so he  visited Graceland .  He signed a replica of a guitar Elvis used, which shows a special sticker that links back to Hawaii and a kendo dojo.  We arrived at the Graceland Guest House yesterday, and will stay two nights.  But first, how we got here and our a special tour that normal tourists don't get. Denver is the main and fastest growing hub of United Airlines.   The United Club, though, did not serve much of a breakfast to my liking.  On the flight. I've never seen this before on any flight, but, soon after our flight left the gate, the flight attendants began to serive champagned in the first class section.  Try drinking champagne while taking off!!!  Then later. Got to Memphis, and were picked up by our Graceland hotel shuttle.  There was a reception for cruise passengers staying there, followed by a special tour of Elvis' personnel stuff.. We all wore special gloves so we...

GOODBYE DENVER

We did nothing in Denver.  We now leave for Memphis.  So here are are some facts on leaving The Mile High State: There are 200 peaks visible from Denver, including 32 that soar beyond 13.000 feet.  The mountain panorama is 140 miles long Denver is exactly 5280 feet above sea level at a step on the State Capitol Building. Golf balls go 10% further on all 90 golf courses. Alcoholic drinks pack more of a wallop than at sea level. Water boils at 94C or 202F. Within a mile radius, downtown Denver has three major sports stadiums, the second-largest performing arts center, three colleges, assorted museums, a mint that produces 10 billion coins/year, a river offering whitewater rafting, a downtown theme.water park/aquarium and hundreds of chef-driven restaurants. Enjoys 300 days of sunshine per year, more than San Diego or Miami. Honolulu averages around 270  days annually. Is dryer than Phoenix. Had a zero population in th current Denver metro area until 1858. Has more than...

LAS VEGAS TO DENVER

 Took photos of our taxi ride to the airport.  Allegiant Stadium. Casinos. Excalibur. The MGM Lion. Harry Reid International Airport.  He was president of Senate from 2008 to 2015. The United Club in Las Vegas is okay.  Free drinks and decent food.  Boarded our United flight to Denver. Meal and drinks, starting with some Glenfarcas scotch. Ever have a dark chocolate sea salt QUINOA? Departing Las Vegas, I continued to be amazed at how much dry open space there is in these parts of the USA.  But finally, an hour and a half later, the Rocky Mountains. Denver. The plane hanging in Concourse C at Denver International Airport (DIA) is a   Gates Learjet 35A (tail number N10BD) , formerly owned by cable television pioneer and philanthropist Bill Daniels. It was the first private aircraft to land at DIA when it opened in 1995, symbolizing his impact on Colorado aviation. Got our bags and became totally confused.  We were staying at the Westin airport hote...