Lunch at Tirau
29 Nisan, Yeni Zelanda ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We're on our way to Auckland! Fuelled and watered, Simon has suceeded in checking us in on line.
Mode of Transport
29 Nisan, Yeni Zelanda ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
First time on flight with Simon's new mobility scooter, courtesy ACC. Simon has named him Go Go. We have checked in our bags, and gone through process so AirNZ will let Simon drive to airplane doorOkumaya devam et
Houston
30 Nis–3 May, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Wednesday 29/4/26 Houston
Arrived at hotel around 4.30pm. After 13.5 hours flight on top of drive to Auckland we were not up for any sightseeing.
Headed just down the road for food and I had a lovelyOkumaya devam et
Houston wanderings (1)
30 Nis–2 May, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Thursday 30th April 202
Houston, I love your parks, trees, murals, sculptures and mosaics. Lots of beautiful old buildings, and some cool new ones too. Spotted one gecko, turtles, an eel likeOkumaya devam et
Houston wanderings (2)
30 Nisan, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Thursday 30th April 2026
Space Centre Houston Friday 1st May 2026
1 Mayıs, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Woke to steady rain which developed over the day into torrential rain with thunder and lightning, and cooler temperatures (ah, the relief!)
We caught a tour to the Space Centre Houston, which we wereOkumaya devam et
The Grand Ole Opry Saturday 2nd May 2026
2 Mayıs, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Awesome show. We both enjoyed it so much! Soaked up the good vibes and love for country music.
Mission BBQ for dinner beforehand was suggested by Amy, our driver from Nashville airport to hotel. FoodOkumaya devam et
Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum
3 Mayıs, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Sunday 3rd May 2026
Dolly Parton Display
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is outstanding.
This is but a small snippet of it's offerings and only from the first display (which took foreverOkumaya devam et
Johnny Cash Museum 1. Nashville 5.5.26
5 Mayıs, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
A highlight of our trip for me. Never knew what a kind philanthropic man Johnny Cash was. Also very taken by how poor the childhoods of some of my favourite greats were, and how when their fortunesOkumaya devam et
Johnny Cash Museum 2. Nashville 5.5.26
5 Mayıs, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Nashville to Memphis driving Tues5/5/26
5–8 May, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Was a nice slow start leaving Nashville after picking up car and (Simon, brave man) driving to Memphis.
Nashville Wanderings Mon 4/5/26
5 Mayıs, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Nashville has a high proportion of absolutely gorgeous old buildings in and amongst newer buildings. Photos taken at Marathon car works buildings taken Sunday 3/5 during tram ride. The rest takenOkumaya devam et
Bass Pro Shop at the Pyramid, Memphis
6 Mayıs, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Wednesday 6th May 2026
Spent a few hours and had burger dinner at this oversize Hunting and Fishing type store (though they sell lots of unrelated product too).
Apart from multitudes of product, thereOkumaya devam et
Graceland House Tour 7.5.26
7 Mayıs, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Elvis brought Graceland as a very young man, thus fulfilling a dream to have a home, and to provide a home for his parents. Elvis lived here til his death.
Regardless of your opinion on the decor,Okumaya devam et
Graceland Elvis' Family and Elvis the Man
7 Mayıs, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
There was some interesting information on both Elvis himself and his family roots
Graceland The Clothes 1 - 7.5.26
7 Mayıs, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
One of the displays I particularly wanted to see at Graceland. Really interesting to see the two different clothing styles - the Rock n Roll Elvis, and the post 1969 Elvis in jumpsuits. Not muchOkumaya devam et
Graceland The Clothes 2 - 7.5.26
7 Mayıs, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Last of the clothes' photos
Some of my favourite comments from his peers in the "icons" display
Beale Street and Memphis 7.5.26
7 Mayıs, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Graceland the Place 7.5.26
7 Mayıs, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
So much to see at Graceland, aside from the mansion tour itself. Huge warehouse sized rooms full of displays; Elvis' time in the army, his records and awards, his movie career, vehicles, clothes, aOkumaya devam et
Memphis to Vicksburg Friday 8/5/26
8–9 May, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Big drive today to Natchez via Vicksburg.
Tunica, Clarksdale, Helm, Vicksburg
Stopped in Tunica to fill up car. Took photos of houses in the wee village. Driving out took photos typical ofOkumaya devam et
Vicksburg Site of Civil War Siege
8 Mayıs, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
This is a National Park adjacent to the township of Vicksburg. From October 1862 to July 1963, the park was the site of battles culminating in a 46 day siege, in the struggle to control theOkumaya devam et
Vickburg War Monuments
8 Mayıs, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
As you drive the ring road through the battlefields there are many monuments, each located in the vicinity of where that state's combatants were based. Individual states paid for their own monumentOkumaya devam et
Vicksburg USS Cairo
8 Mayıs, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Within Vicksburg Park the rebuilt USS Cairo, sunk in December 1862, and discovered in 1956. One of the US' first ironclad warships.
Last two photos are of another (smaller) fighting boat that wasOkumaya devam et
Vicksburg Park Terrain and War Cemetery
8 Mayıs, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
The land was open, (so enemy must have been easily visible) with grass covered rolling hills and natural mounds (not the result of explosions or earthworks). You drive a ring road through the areasOkumaya devam et
Natchez Area Antebellum Houses 9.5.26
9 Mayıs, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Natchez was a fabulous picturesque small town by the Mississippi. Further out of town (or on the outskirts of the town as it is now) were many grand antebellum houses set on land. These would haveOkumaya devam et
































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































GezginHave a fab time