We took a more leisurely approach on day 2, stopping in Nashville to see the replica of the Parthenon, drove by Graceland (really hot! Hard to believe people were queued up on the sidewalk in that heat for that...),and let Will have his time at Chuck-e-Cheese's just over the border in Mississippi. I am confident he will remember his first visit to that state with much fondness!
Along the way, we were passed by a cab sporting New York plates. I'd hate to be paying that fare!
We tried to get into the spirit of Memphis by playing Paul Simon's Graceland (he sang that his traveling companion was 9, while mine is 10), and the All-Elvis station on the satellite radio. Will got to hear the full gamut of Elvis, from "Don't Be Cruel" to the cheesiest lounge-act version of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" I have ever heard.
The road in Arkansas was awful! Full of ruts and trucks. Will didn't notice, as I finally let him watch a movie and that had his full attention. I got to listen to the Baseball Hall of Fame induction speeches. I could swear that Andre Dawson read the same page of his speech at least twice.
We have now spent 24 hours at the grandparents' place. I got up early to walk the mountains this morning (speaking in a Midwestern sense here...) before it got too hot. And Will and I went to the National Park so he could get a stamp for our passport books.
I never get tired of walking Bathhouse Row at HSNP, as it has such great turn-of-the-century architecture. This was the place to be in the early 1900's, and several major league baseball teams had spring training here. You can definitely feel the earlier era walking this street.
Some of the fountains have steaming water that is 130 degrees, while just down the street there are fountains with 65 degree well water.
In the afternoon, Grandma took us to the local science museum. Will had a blast! There was a nice electricity exhibition, and Will got to try the Tesla ball to see his hair stand up.
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Good to hear the roads in Arkansas have not improved since I've been there!
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