From_Chicago_2_New_Orleans

Early in the morning, we packed our things in Memphis and leisurely drove the slightly over 400km to Vicksburg. In 1863, during the Civil War, the Confederate was besieged by...

Admittedly, I had been looking forward to visiting Charlies for a while. So I was surprised when the employee at our accommodation told me that this restaurant is overrated. I...

On the way to downtown, we crossed the Mississippi and thus returned from Arkansas, where our accommodation was located, to Tennessee. Today's day in Memphis was all about...

After we had already received the tip to visit Central BBQ in Decatur from Big Bob Gibson, this was confirmed by the employee at our accommodation in Memphis. Founded in 2002,...

The theme of the day was: Elvis Presley. Since we had found accommodation in Tupelo, Mississippi, we spent the night in the city where the King of Rock 'n' Roll was born on...

For today, we chose Tupelo in Mississippi as the destination. On the way to Memphis, a stop in the birthplace of Elvis Presley was possible here. However, before that, we...

Actually, I wanted to visit a BBQ restaurant in Huntsville. Coincidentally, we found out that there was a restaurant in Decatur owned by Bob Gibson, a multiple national champion...

So now it was time. The days in the mountains passed much too quickly. We had to pack up all our things again, and we realized that we had accumulated a lot of additional...

Here it is now: our long-awaited destination, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park - affectionately known as the 'Smokies'.We arrived at our cabin (a wooden cabin on a...

March 20th: Gooooood Morning. Today was supposed to be a warm day. So we packed our bags again, along with 1000 bags that had accumulated, and drove 'lightly dressed' to the...

March 19th. On the way to Chattanooga, there was a special destination where a globally known brand is produced: Jack Daniel's. After a small breakfast at our recommended motel,...

After the great tour at Jack Daniels, it was time to satisfy our hunger. For this purpose, we chose the Barrelhouse to supply us accordingly. It was opened in 2012 by Chuck...

Since it got a little later on Friday night due to the St. Patrick's Day celebration and we had destroyed some beer bottles, we set the alarm clock a little later on Saturday....

Pat Martin opened his first restaurant in 2006. By now, there are a total of 4 in the Nashville area. Alongside Jacks, Martin's is supposed to be one of the best in the business...

Finally arrived in Nashville. Arrived in the city that competes with Memphis for the American BBQ crown. Today, Jacks Bar-B-Que was on my list. Founded in 1989 by John Cawthorn,...

It was already raining heavily when we woke up, had a quick breakfast, and got into the fully packed car. When we arrived at Mammoth Cave, the weather still hadn't improved....

At first still healthy

After already 2 days without ribs and the like, I was already experiencing slight withdrawal symptoms, so at the end of the day we headed to Bucky Bee's BBQ, not far from our...

March 15 In the morning, we set off for St. Louis. Our first destination was the Gateway Arch. For a very reasonable $7, we found a parking space that was very centrally...

March 14th: There it was - the day when we started driving south by car. The first destination was supposed to be St. Louis, Missouri. But actually, the first goal was already...

Find Steffi...

Actually, our plan was to visit Smoque today, as it was recommended to us by various locals. Unfortunately, it is closed on Mondays, so we looked for an alternative on the...

Welcome to Chinatown

We stumbled upon the Belly Up by chance after leaving the parade and wandering the streets in search of a restaurant. The Belly Up is decorated in a very American style:...

We learned from Marc, the guide of the boat tour, that hot dogs, burgers, and Italian beef are supposed to be very good in Chicago, while BBQ is not really a highlight of the...

View from the hotel room

Chicago skyline from Lake Michigan

The day of departure started anything but well due to a bomb defusal operations in Düsseldorf, but we had no problems reaching the airport on time. The flight itself was...

...then we finally embark on our 3-week adventure in the USA. 🤗 🛫 Us? Steffi and friends? -No, this time Stefan is actually coming along. Most friends and acquaintances were...