Jase & Reens Excellent Adventure

France
14th > 19th July

Monaco
18th July

Italy
20th > 24th &
29th > 31st July

Vatican City
22nd July

Greece
25th > 28th July

Austria
1st > 3rd Aug

Czech Republic
3rd > 5th Aug

Germany
26th > 27th July
5th Aug

Switzerland
6th > 8th Aug

Netherlands
9th > 11th Aug

Texas, New Orleans, Mississippi, Memphis & South Carolina

Posted: Tuesday, June 6 6:53 AM by Jase

[Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee & South Carolina - 36 items]
[Jason's Memphis Basketball Blog]

Apparently everything is supposed to be bigger in Texas. Apart from the 80 mile (130km) speed limit, there wasn't much evidence to back that up (my 'super-sized' McDonalds was dissapointingly normal).

In Dallas, Irene learned that JFK was the most popular president ever, but he had loads of enemies (the soprano's, the Commies, F. Castro). In Austin we caught some live toons (it reminded us of brunswick street) & in Houston, we sampled some of Texas's famous steak.

On to New Orleans (which was under a lot of construction) where we visited Big Al on Bourban street - the home of inebriated tourists and jazz.

On our way through Mississipi we caught a blues festival (at Leland - the home of B.B King) & a rodeo. Some poor bloke who was trying to ride a bull was bucked, bounced and trampled. The rodeo was postponed for an hour while the ambo's came out. The bull was appropriately named 'The Undertaker' & some of our neighbouring spectators suggested the cowboy had probably 'only broken his back'.

Last week, we were in Memphis shaking our money-makers with Elvis fans from all over the globe at Graceland and experienced the Saturday Beale St street parties. Then hiked through the Smoky Mountains National Park where we were almost attacked by several animals walking in the dark.

Right now, we are staying with Tim & Jill in South Carolina having a ball fishing, mowing, cooking & kicking back.