Graceland Trip

This year is the 10th anniversary of Kris losing her Dad. Dad LOVED Elvis. He even had a pink Cadillac when he was in high school. We used to listen to listen to Elvis when we were little and watch all of his movies when they came on TV. We thought it would be nice to celebrate Dad's life by going to Graceland in style!

Regular line

It was pretty long. Bill was happy we didn't have to stand in the regular line.
Graceland!

They took us in a shuttle across the street to Graceland. We watched a short movie that encompassed Elvis' career and then we star…
Crowded

You can see the other tour waiting to get in to the house, there were so many tours. We were there a week before the 40th annivers…
Graceland yard

They told us Elvis' cousin still maintains the yard after all these years.
Graceland selfie!
National landmark
Tour guide

Our tour guide is telling us a bit about the house while we wait for the group ahead of us to move on. You can see them inside the…
Stained glass

After Elvis bought the house he made a lot of changes to suit his family's needs, including this stained glass transom.
Elvis' room

His room are the two windows on the top right.
Panoramic

The whole house.
Bill selfie!
Living room

They told us that during the holidays everything in these rooms would change. They woud take out the sofas and take down the curta…
Music room

I really like the TV in there, totally cool '50s TV. Also, a man after my own heart, he put a TV in the music room. They also said…
Painting

The painting was Elvis' last Christmas present from his father. Below is a picture of his parents, Gladys and Vernon.
Gladys' bathroom room

Elvis' Mom's room. It could have been his prent's room but the tour guide told us it was his Mom's room. Also, you'll see the bath…
Gladys' bathroom

They told us this bathroom, right off of the purple bedroom, was specifically decorated for Gladys. The wallpaper is a poodle play…
Pink clothes

You can see the pink theme in her clothes as well.
Blonde Elvis

His natural hair color.
Looking upstairs
Nope

You can't go upstairs. Our tour guide said Elvis didn't even let people go upstairs unless they were super close friends. He felt…