The first night, my plane got in around midnight. OB and her awesome Memphis friends picked me up from the airport and took us back to her apartment. We got ready to hit the town! We went down to Beale Street, which is so FUN! After a certain hour, the shut down the whole street to anyone who is not over 21. Once they check your ID and let you in, the street is filled with fun bars and clubs. You can take your drinks from bar to bar and drink on the street. Pretty similar to Vegas, but surprisingly I thought Beale Street was much for fun that the strip in Vegas.
The next day was CINCO DE MAYO! We went to a local and delicious mexican restaurant to enjoy yummy food and margarita pitchers. Mmmm.
This pic is from them showing me some cute parts of town after margaritas :)
That night they wanted to show me BBQ, Memphis style! They took me to a popular restaurant called Rendevous. Can I just say, OMG? My life was forever changed. Washington doesn't know crap about BBQ. Excuse my French, but seriously, we don't. The south does it right!
After that, we headed back to Beale Street.
We went to Wet Willies! A bar that only serves alcoholic slurpies. Such a neat idea!
After Wet Willie's, we went to Silky's where they serve these bad boys...
My last full day in Memphis was really fun. OB, Emily and I are major foodie's so they wanted to show me all the awesome southern specialties.
My first Sweet Tea! Sooooo good.
I just have to say that I would be obese if I lived there. The food is seriously too good to resist ;)
We went out for a couple beers my last night. Love all my new Memphis friends!
My first trip to the Dirty South was a great success! I am so happy that my friend is surrounded by such awesome people and I can't wait to go back next year :)
