More typical American things I have noticed..
· I just saw an overweight police officer on a motorcycle wearing cotton black pants, a shirt with short sleeves and an old fashioned flowerpot helmet..
· On the TV and on the radio they have a lot of advertisements for medicines.
· Next to the freeway there are a lot of advertisements for ‘Jesus’. But the advertisements don’t mention where you can get it.
· As I approach the middle of nowhere I notice that prices are dropping incredibly fast. For a small bottle of water I used to pay around 3 or 3 dollars but now I can buy an entire tray of bottles of water for only 1.50.
· Street artists are almost always accompanied by a big sound system.
· Those typical barrels with water, that are always there in action movies to make a big spash, right before leaving the freeway are really there!

This morning I visited Graceland and what can I say… Elvis lived here of course and that makes it a special place and the property is impressive with a big home and a very big garden, but the style of is all does not really agree with me and that’s about it.

The real tourist value is in the extreme Elvis craziness that affected the entire town. Souvenir shops everywhere selling Elvis incense, Elvis underwear, Elvis soap, Elvis flags, Elvis towels, Elvis t shirts, Elvis jogging pants, Elvis necklaces, Elvis earrings, Elvis glasses, Elvis books, Elvis DVDs, Elvis candy, …..

I did make a picture of his grave, but borrowing a little bone was not an option; the stone was way to heavy.