On them soon 19 years I have worked for Lyngsoe Systems, can it still be counted on two hands that number of times, or traveling where besides work also has the opportunity to experience something. Preserved, we will of course sent around the world to work and not to relax or vacation, it is understood, Therefore, it is of course nice when sometimes becomes possible both to “provide and enjoy” as for my trip to FedEx Air Memphis, Tennessee in early October.
In Maryland had the fall announced his arrival, but late summer saw still on lovely days of sunshine. Therefore, it was great to fly a trip to Tennessee and enjoy a week of 25-28 grader, sun and blue sky.
I left home Sunday evening when I was sitting at FedEx Air at the airport Monday morning. 06.00. The job consisted in technical support for upgrades of their 16 sorteringsanlæg. I should be onsite from kl. 06.00 – 18:00 a normal 12-hour day, men da klokken var 14:30 would staff home. pm. 15:00 I stood thus in the parking lot next to my rental car. Great, I thought with a “short” dag uvidende om at sådan skulle det blive resten af ugen også.
I had a couple of times during the summer facing Lise wanted the opportunity to visit Memphis and revisit Graceland (Elvis Presley’s hjem), Sun Studio and some of the other things as a family we visited 14 years ago when we moved to the US, but never thought I would get a company-paid trip to Memphis where I could revisit / visit these places, but now lay possibilities feet of me, so I was not slow to seize opportunities. Graceland, så ca. 15 minutter i bil fra FedEx på Elvis Presley Boulevard. I got the ticket to the last tour of the house and as you can see in the photos, the house was empty human as was a special experience (not least for the photographer).
On the link below to see pictures from Graceland:
http://www.madsenfamily.info/?portfolio=graceland-the-home-of-elvis-presley
But Memphis is so much different than Elvis Presley. It is also the city that is its name to the greatest Blues musician. Byes where blues music is birth. Therefore, but obviously not visit Memphis without turning road past BB King's Blues Club,
I spent two evenings at beale street where BB Kings is located, but partly to listen to really good Blues music, but also eat BBQ as Memphis is also known for.
Beale street is packed with restaurants all serving their special version of memphis BBQ. I was fortunate that Wednesday night was Bike Night, så hele gaden blev pakket med motorcykler. Lige sagen for en motorcykellist. Good food, beer and blues music.
As mentioned, I had long wanted to revisit the Sun Studio's – the music studio where both Elvis, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, BB King and other famous Blues musician recorded their music. Den dag idag er Sun Studio dels et museum, but it is still possible to rent the premises for recording performance. Recently, the British band U2 and other famous taken the opportunity.
The above picture shows the studio inside.
In the picture where I hold a microphone, I stand where Elvis stood when he recorded music. Maybe I have a change…… or else I must be in the computer industry for some years..
Colleagues of mine at FedEx, I was referred to the eating place “Rendezvous” which are known for their rib. See the following picture. Tasted very well. Not last times I eat there if I were to get the opportunity again.
On the way from the parking garage to Beale street to eat at BB Kings I passed the famous Hotel “The Peabody Memphis”. In addition to being a luxury hotel in the heart of the city, the hotel is known for following fountain as in daily life has live ducks swimming around. In the morning and evening, there is a ceremony where the ducks either followed to the fountain or back to their home on the roof tressen of hotel. I got into the hotel just as the ceremony was underway. An experience definitely, but impossible to capture an image due to. mængden af turister 🙂
