Tupelo Mississippi - Elvis Presley was born here

Well we got to Tupelo on Sunday and my brother John had prepped his famous ribs for us and while we had some wine and beer he finished them off. Here is what my first plate looked like. Didn't take a picture of the second plate since my hands were covered in rib juice and BBQ sauce. YUM!

The next day we got our "50 cent" tour and got to see Tupelo up close.

Tupelo airport with four 747's lined up

First we got to head out to the airport and see all the aircraft lined up for deconstruction and scrapping. Have not seen that many 747's in one place since I was last in JFK. Amazing.

Just down the road is the Tupelo Buffalo Park. Also strange to see buffalo, long horn steer and Zebras all mixed up in the same field.

Buffalo

And down the hill zebra and long horns

House were Elvis was born at the Elvis museum 

Got's to have your historical cast iron plaque

Elvis church that he went to all the time. Services were an all day affair.
Wednesday night for four hours for a mid-week pick-me-up!  

Then we went to old downtown Tupelo where we drove by the hardware store where Elvis got his first guitar on his 12th birthday. He really wanted a .22 rifle but his Mom made him get the guitar.

  Then we went through the older section of Tupelo homes. Man some really nice houses.

Well that's it for today.

More tomorrow.