Home? Again
Arrived back yesterday from a trip of a lifetime. Left final hotel about 9.30am Monday US time and got home about 15.00 UK time tuesday so about 24 hours travelling. Hence I am up at 3.00 this morning having gone to bed aout 7.00 last night.
Had a truly amazing time, drove 2000 miles starting in Atlanta GA and through Montgomery, Mobile, New Orleans, Natchez, Memphis, Franklin, Nashville, some place in the Smoky mountains (Franklin?) Stayed in 7 States - Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina
Saw so much and had some amazing experiences, went to our first baseball game on 4th July - Memphis Redbirds - was really enjoyable but very different from a soccer game which is all about the game and no distractions, stops every 5 minutes. Really enjoyed it though. Went to Gracelands which was good and Sun studio which as awesome, highight of my trip. Loved Beale Street Memphis. Was intrigued by New Orleans, was the sort of place I would have been drawn to 20 years ago. Liked the voodoo museum, thought Bourban Street was tacky and full of drunk kids much like Ibiza etc. Apart from that the less busy streets were amazing very interesting. Found it to be vibrant and had feared the worst after the hurricane but was a pretty upbeat place.
Didnt spend too long in Nashville, had done cities to death but went to the Grand Ole Opry which was an experience.
Some of the smaller towns I really enjoyed. I loved the Smoky Mountains and would love to spend a week there and really get out into them, maybe even overtook the Lake District as the most beautiful place I have ever seen.
Stayed in a lovely town on our last night, Clemson? In South Carolina. A real small town USA, couldnt get an alcoholic drink on the sunday! But a really lovely town and somewhere I could see us living.
Came home and decided we will definitely move to US in 3 years time, need to start looking into Visas etc. Spoke to Gems mom last night. They are moving away when Gem is 18 too and apparently Gem has said she is thinking of m,oving to US with us :-) that would make me soooooo happy.
I am more tired than I thought so going back to bed for a few hours got a lot to sort out today.
Had a truly amazing time, drove 2000 miles starting in Atlanta GA and through Montgomery, Mobile, New Orleans, Natchez, Memphis, Franklin, Nashville, some place in the Smoky mountains (Franklin?) Stayed in 7 States - Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina
Saw so much and had some amazing experiences, went to our first baseball game on 4th July - Memphis Redbirds - was really enjoyable but very different from a soccer game which is all about the game and no distractions, stops every 5 minutes. Really enjoyed it though. Went to Gracelands which was good and Sun studio which as awesome, highight of my trip. Loved Beale Street Memphis. Was intrigued by New Orleans, was the sort of place I would have been drawn to 20 years ago. Liked the voodoo museum, thought Bourban Street was tacky and full of drunk kids much like Ibiza etc. Apart from that the less busy streets were amazing very interesting. Found it to be vibrant and had feared the worst after the hurricane but was a pretty upbeat place.
Didnt spend too long in Nashville, had done cities to death but went to the Grand Ole Opry which was an experience.
Some of the smaller towns I really enjoyed. I loved the Smoky Mountains and would love to spend a week there and really get out into them, maybe even overtook the Lake District as the most beautiful place I have ever seen.
Stayed in a lovely town on our last night, Clemson? In South Carolina. A real small town USA, couldnt get an alcoholic drink on the sunday! But a really lovely town and somewhere I could see us living.
Came home and decided we will definitely move to US in 3 years time, need to start looking into Visas etc. Spoke to Gems mom last night. They are moving away when Gem is 18 too and apparently Gem has said she is thinking of m,oving to US with us :-) that would make me soooooo happy.
I am more tired than I thought so going back to bed for a few hours got a lot to sort out today.