Bo is interested in IE and IA.
We had a great breakfast both mornings!
Horsing around.
We then headed to Asheville and visited the beautiful Grove Park Inn. This pumpkin is kinda small.
View of Asheville from one of the terraces at the Grove Park Inn.
In one of the large fireplaces in the lobby.
Stone work around the fireplace.
Downtown Asheville. Chasing squirrels.
Fasten your seatbelt! We are headed to Atlanta...Knoxville...Campton, KY.... and finally....Asheville! YAY
The blue curtain shrouds the upstairs. No one goes upstairs (except Lisa Marie of course!). 
After you walk through the dining room and kitchen you go downstairs and see the TV room fashionably decorated in bright yellow, royal blue, and white with mirrors everywhere. Elvis wanted to watch more than one channel at a time so he had three TVs installed. This room also includes a bar area.
Across the hall from the TV room is the pool room. The walls and ceiling are covered in fabric. Its very dark.
The jungle room awaits at the top of the stairs.
After you've seen the inside of Graceland you head to the office and then to the racquetball building. On the stairway leading to the court the intials EP greet you.
The court is transformed into an incredible display of records and quite a few of his costumes
Unfortunately he didn't answer the door when we visited. We waited a few minutes between loud bands on the black, spray-painted door. We asked the neighbors and were told he had visitors until late in the night. Maybe he was sleeping.
He has a few cars in the side yard behind heavily fortified fencing.
Here's a short video shot walking along Graceland Too.
This is the image found on the back of the t-shirts sold at the festival this year.
This is one of the many floral memorials found in the modern chapel at the birthplace.
See that tiny speck on the corner of the porch? That's IE sitting there. This church was moved to the grounds.
Around the original home you will find markers with a note from various years. 
IE loved the variety she found at the Original Pancake House.
IE loved riding in this car. 
Here is IE with the screaming turtle candy jar. I never knew this thing was so popular. 
Most trips to Ohio involve a trip to the Esther Price candy store. This trip was no different.
Here's IE with a photo of Esther. I'm glad her family has carried on the tradition.
Elsie in the pansies. 
This is his writing studio.
This is bed with two of the resident cats. There are 47 living on the grounds. The cats are polydactyl which means they have extra toes. Some of you may remember my cat Rocky. She had extra toes on three of four paws. Polydactyl cats are also known (around here anyway...) as Hemingway Cats. He had a cat years ago named Snowball and all of the cats on the property are descendents of Snowball.
I hope you enjoy the following pics of a few of the Hemingway cats and Imitation Elsie. :)
This kitty took an interst in IE and then took a swat:
This big fluff also took a little interest and gave her a sniff.
This big grey and white kitty walked up behind the solid black cat to do a little investigation. When IE moved a little because their noses touched, the cat did one of those crazy backwards jumps .... see the next blurry photo. 
When a cat has kittens, they are kept in a HUGE cage during tour hours. People are encouraged to visit and chat with them to get them acclimated to their living environment. These kittens were adorable. There were four in this litter and one is a polydactyl. The legacy continues. 
The property is bordered by a brick wall and this company (Purrfect Fence!!) has installed netting like stuff to ensure the cats don't leave the grounds. The trees have a plastic sleeve thingy on their trunks so they can't climb too high and jump over. I'm not sure why any cat would want to leave this paradise.
The property also has a pet cemetery and there are many headstones and markers.
