Oh...those pesky gas prices. First time in my life that I crossed the $80 mark for a single fill up. It's not like we have a giant tank. Check it:
Anyway, we knew going in that the driving costs would be elevated. Just the way it goes.
After arrival in Memphis, we certainly were pretty darn famished. Did some quick research on tripadvisor and after a short walk from the hotel, ended up at the Pig on Beale. It was relatively disappointing. The decor was average. And maybe we should have known it wasn't destined for greatness when they gave us water in a Dixie cup (to go along with cheap-ass plasic utensils, no spork unfortunately), but sometimes great food comes from places like this. This was not one of those times. I got a 6 rib plate (pork ribs, we aren't in TX yet) and my partner had the pork dinner plate. Ok food, but for what we paid, it should rivaled or even surpassed the amazing Pappy's, but alas it wasn't in the same class.
After dinner, we decided to grab a quick drink at Wet Willie's. What a delight. Nothing like a frosty filled with sugar and grain alcohol. Highly recommended. Seriously. Go and order something that sounds nuts. It is. And it's good.
After chowing and slurping (they sort of are alcoholic slurpees), we decided to go on a walk and check out the river, which is only a few blocks from Beale. Found a pretty cool place Beale Landing, but then we saw a Pyramid. Really, a giant Pyramid in downtown Memphis. Buttercup had read about it during the day and sure enough, lo and behold, we spotted it. So, hiked (2K or so one way) to it. What a place!
