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Graceland Meditation Garden
5. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
To one side of the house lies the meditation garden. This is where Elvis is buried alongside all of his ascendants and stillborn brother.
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Around Graceland
5. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Also around Graceland is the Welcome to Graceland sign and two of Elvis' private jets!
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Random Spots in Memphis
5. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
So, from Graceland I headed into town (this time refusing to walk and waiting an hour for the bus, don't worry I had a bench, some shade and my Kindle), so here's a few random stops.

First up the university, then Sun Records, where Elvis and many others recorded their music in Memphis. The arena in the distance and closer by the baseball and 'soccer' ground. The Memphis Music Hall of Fame and an Elvis statue!Lue lisää
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Beale Street and Beyond
5. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
"I was walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale". What Marc Cohn meant by this I'm not quite sure but next up was Memphis' strip on Beale Street. Not particularly lively on an early Monday afternoon but I can see it's got potential.

Close by is the Orpheum Theatre with gold stars lining the floor outside and then I headed up MLK Jr Avenue towards a nice part of town.Lue lisää
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Lorraine Motel
5. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
The Lorraine Motel, the site of Martin Luther King's assassination on the balcony outside of room 306. The hotel now serves as the National Civil Rights Museum. It's well kept with a few lovely tributes.Lue lisää
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Matkaaja😢a very fitting tribute ❤️
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Walking in Memphis
5. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
As I reached the outskirts of the centre of town I headed down to the park on the riverfront. At this point is was absolutely baking so I kept taking breaks in the shade every few minutes for my own sanity. I then began to cross the bridge over the Mississippi River and into Arkansas.Lue lisää
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The View From Arkansas
5. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
So by crossing the bridge I can say I've crossed the 4th longest river in the world and also visited another state, albeit only for a few moments!
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Heading Back Downtown
5. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
After crossing the bridge the afternoon was getting on so the sun felt much less relentless. I took a lovely stroll back towards town along this raised path between a stunning row of houses and the park/river below. The path ended by turning up Union Avenue, which is where Marc Cohn claims to have seen the ghost of Elvis, no sign of him today.Lue lisää
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MatkaajaYou won't see him in the States, he's still working in a chippy in Wigan I believe. 👍🤣
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Peabody Hotel Ducks
5. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
This trip has been full of surreal moments and this was one of them. Within the Peabody Hotel, possibly Memphis' most famous hotel, resides a group of ducks (no idea what you call that). These ducks spend their days in the fountain in the main bar area and by night live on the rooftop.

The ducks are chaperoned between these locations at 11am and 5pm each day by a duckmaster and a red carpet, with literally hundreds of people turning up to watch each time (me included) the ducks take the short walk from the fountain to the elevator.

This madness all started in the 1930's when the drunk General Manager of the time thought it would be funny to put some ducks in the fountain when he stumbled back in from a hunting trip. Almost a hundred years later and the ducks (many times offspring) have never left.Lue lisää
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MatkaajaDUCKMASTER IS A GREAT JOB TITLE. QUACK QUACK 🦆
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Fish and Chips
5. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
After putting in 33,000 steps and 319 active minutes today I thought I better treat myself to a fish and chips at the Irish bar over the road. It also happened to be martini Monday so a win win.
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Matkaaja Very nice, mmmm! 👍😀
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Memphis > Vegas > LA
6. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Today was somewhat of a write off as I flew from Memphis to Vegas to LA. Even though my flight wasn't till 1pm I set off at around 10am for the airport as I don't trust the Memphis public transport. After taking a bus close to the airport I then needed to get an Uber as the airport buses are only once every 2 hours 🤷‍♂️

The flight to Vegas all went smoothly, other than lots of turbulence towards the end which actually made me feel a bit ill. But I had a window seat so all was forgiven! Taxing at the airport gave a great view of the strip, and the same from the airport terminal too whilst I waited for my next flight (if you could see past all of the slot machines).

The second flight went completely smoothly and only took about 40 minutes. In true Miley Cyrus style I can say I've hopped off the plane at LAX! Maybe with a dream but definitely no cardigan, way too hot for that plus my packing cube is bursting at the seams already.Lue lisää
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Arriving in LA!
6. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
I landed in LA just in time to catch the sunset on the bus into town. I then had to take the subway to my hostel which is just a block off of Hollywood Boulevard.

I stepped out of the metro station and the very first star I saw was that of WWE co-founder Vince McMahon. The location of the hostel is brilliant, close to the metro and all of the action but down a quiet and pleasant side street. Time for a rest, especially given the 2 hour time shift!Lue lisää
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MatkaajaWOW. Enjoy celebrity spotting in LA.
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MatkaajaSounds fab. Enjoy LA.
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Runyon Canyon Park
7. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
This morning I was up and out before 8am (not intentionally) and I headed up to the park just behind my hostel. It was full of people running and walking their dogs and I can understand why it's such a popular spot!

Incredible views over LA and of the Hollywood sign too. I did a loop of the park before heading back to do some much needed laundry since I only have 6 changes of clothes!Lue lisää
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MatkaajaWe know we can sniff from here! 👍🤣
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Sunset Boulevard
7. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
After succeeding in mission laundry and being turned away for a haircut I took the bus to nearby Sunset Boulevard. This road is full of swanky hotels and in the hills behind it live starts such as Johnny Depp, Christine Aguilera and Avicii's old apartment is somewhere in the cluster of image 6.

Picture 2 shows the Sunset Towers Hotel where the likes of Marilyn Monroe and Frank Sinatra have stayed in the past.

The white apartment block at the back of picture 3 is (I'm almost certain) where I bought an apartment for my GTA V online charachter.Lue lisää
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The Getty
7. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
My next stop was to take the bus to The Getty, an art gallery with spectacular architecture and even better views over the city!

On the way there I befriend a Dutch guy named Olivier who seemed pretty clued up on his art, so I was able to learn a lot about the various different styles and portraits. The art included work from Van Gogh, Monet and Rembrandt!Lue lisää
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Matkaaja Just like the crowd trying to get into Prenton Park today or is that get out of Prenton Park? 🤔⚽️ SWA
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Venice Beach and Canals
7. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Me and Olivier then took the bus all the way down to Venice Beach. It had suddenly gone cloudy and a bit cold but still you can see why the beachcis so famous! We also took a wander down to the nearby canals where we saw a driverless car and also a Wrdnesday 5k run club that had literally hundreds of people taking part setting off in waves. We also stopped for some scrumptious Mexican food!Lue lisää
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MatkaajaThat must be strange to see a driverless car 😲
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Santa Monica Beach
7. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Like something straight out of GTA V, as it grew dark we wandered down the boardwalk towards the world famous Santa Monica pier! There were groups of people all over just doing their think whether that be skateboarding, rollerblading or dancing, it was a nice atmosphere all around.Lue lisää
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Matkaaja Ah, good old Blackpool at night! 👍
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Santa Monica Pier
7. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We finished the day at the Santa Monica Pier. After wandering around the different rides and stalls we decided we'd have a go on the 'West Coaster'. It was good fun to be fair and even waiting in the line watching those before us come and go made for much amusement.

The buses back to Hollywood took about two hours with changes and given the sheer size of LA!Lue lisää
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MatkaajaIt looks great 🎢
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MatkaajaI got the joke Greg, ha! But it does look a fun place to be. 👍
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Walk of Fame - The Made Up
8. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
This category goes out simply to charachters that simply aren't real yet have still earned themselves a star.
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Matkaaja 💙💙💙LOVE Donald he’s never been given the recognition he deserves. 👏👏👏x
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MatkaajaTHREE STOOGES WERE REAL PEOPLE !
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MatkaajaI thought The Simpsons where, that's what Greg used to tell me! 🤡
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Morning in LA
8. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
This morning I started off with a haircut! It went well in my opinion and for $40 it damn well should do.

I then started wandering down Hollywood Boulevard, first up encountering the Chinese theatre, which has the handprints, footprints and signatures from dozens (if not hundreds) of actors and celebrities.

I also passed the Hollywood sign in the distance, a Scientology church and walked all the way up one side of the pavement of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.Lue lisää
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MatkaajaVery smart haircut 😁
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MatkaajaIt would cost me fortune to get mine cut, wow! 🤔
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Walk of Fame - The Bad
8. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Calling some of these 'the bad' may be a little harsh so maybe 'the funny' would be more appropriate. Donald Trump neighbouring Kevin Spacey has to be my personal favourite.
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Matkaaja Now there's a pair of "expletives" I'd like to walk over, grrrrr! 👎🤬
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Matkaaja Once saw the Harlem Globetrotters in Manchester, can't remember the arena though, Meadowlark Lemon was the big entertainer, a funny man but brilliant basketball player as they all where/are. 👍
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Matkaaja Well in Greg, a finger to the Wrexscum, ha! 👍🤣
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Hollywood Bowl (By Day)
8. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
As I headed down the Walk of Fame I made a detour to see the Hollywood Bowl. A very impressive venue even if I couldn't see much of it!
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Walk of Fame - The Good
8. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
So I'm going to split the Hollwood Walk of Fame stars into the good (x2), the bad and the made up. Starting off with the good! There are over 2,700 stars and I saw every single one. Even trying to be selective with which ones I took pictures of I still ended up with dozens of pictures.Lue lisää
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Matkaaja Him amongst the stars, they are kidding, ha! 👎🤡
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MatkaajaBut where's the Greg Clayon one? 🤔
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Downtown LA Pt.1
8. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
As midday drew close I jumped on the subway into downtown LA, aka the finance district. I did of course pass by the PwC office, the skyscrapers, the market and took a ride on the world's shortest train ride for just 50 cents!Lue lisää
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MatkaajaCHOO CHOO 🚂
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MatkaajaThat’s a grand PWC !!
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The Broad
8. elokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Whilst downtown I headed into the Broad art gallery. This is my favourite type of art gallery as its full of non-sensical modern art, although it did have a lot of Andy Warhol's.
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MatkaajaLIKE THE BALLOON DOG 🐕
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MatkaajaMy kind of art, fun! 👍
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Matkaaja I have trouble getting onto a normal sized chair, ha! 🤣
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