Our friend, the GPS lady, told us to go South and West to Birmingham AL. Luy, on the other hand, suggested North and West to Chattanooga TN. We followed Luy's guidance.
It took a while, but we found the Westin-Beale Street Hotel, and checked in. Dinner at the hotel included Mieko's Cobb Salad - enough for two large people and a child.
The Westin is in a redevelopment area of Memphis. Very fancy hotel, with the FedEx Arena across the street, and a new baseball stadium a block away. Tough part of town, but we felt okay. After dinner, we asked directions for Beale Street (the legendary "Home of the Blues.) The dining room hostess opened the patio door and pointed us left. Beale Street was right next door, barricaded, and with a lot of police presence. It was Sunday night, so there weren't a whole lot of folks around, but the drinks were plentiful.
Six clubs were open, the music was blaring, and the doors were open. We entered one of them, no cover, no minimum, and we listened to some good music and bought a CD. Then, we tried one club on the corner, no cover for ladies, $3 for gentlemen. Great blues, and a hearty "Air-eee-gate-oh" on the way out. Beale Street is like that.
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