It's All about Elvis.....Graceland in Memphis and onto his birthplace, Tupelo, Mississippi

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October 21st 2015

Published: October 22nd 2015

"She says": This part of the trip was a trip down memory lane. I grew up with Elvis' music as a lot of you have. As we headed south from Nashville the surrounding landscape changed again....now we are seeing cotton fields and strange vines growing over many trees and bushes. The rv park was right next door to Graceland gate. We spent the day walking around the shops and looking at all the "stuff" ... Read Full Entry

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Elvis had a very successful career....eventhough short.

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Now we enter the garden where Elvis and his family are buried....it was very peaceful.

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As you can read, Elvis had a brother. He actually was a twin and he died at birth. It affected Elvis and commented once that he felt it was his fault.

This is where the tour ended. It was a beautiful place..smaller than we thought, but it took us back a few years......the next few pictures are where Elvis was born,

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Elvis' humble beginings....the home he was born in. Tupelo, Mississippi.

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A bronze sculpture of Elvis at age 13. It was in the gardens in front of his birth place.

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In the garden of his birthplace. This ends the pictures of Elvis.

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