La strada 61 che costeggia il Mississippi verso il Golfo del Messico, attraverso Greenville, Vicksburg, Natchez é una terra piena di storia, cultura, cibo e soprattutto musica. Blues, Soul, Gospel e Jazz sono qui di casa e ne avete la prova anche con performance estemporanee nei bar, in strada, nei festival. É una terra da scoprire ed apprezzare, in tutte le sue espressioni.
Driving through so just some thoughts. There is a lot of cool scenery from the trees and swamps. Pretty peaceful driving. Good people along the way.
I grew up in the Delta and don't think I fully appreciated how special it was until we moved away.Miles and miles of beautiful lush green fields. Laying out flat before you as far as the eye can see. In fall, when the cotton is about to be harvested, it looks like snow! Lots of opportunity to hunt and fish and generally enjoy the outdoors. A slower pace of life reflected best in its people. They are more friendly and hospitable than anywhere else in the world. They are musicians, writers and artists. They take time to see beauty in simple things. And they celebrate anything and everything. With food & drink from recipes handed down from their mommas. Served and savored in grand style whether on paper plates or silver & china. If you visit, understand that the Delta isn't a town, it's an area from just south of Memphis down to Yazoo City & from the Mississippi River east for some sixty plus miles. Lots of little towns that used to be plantations. With no hills. Be ready to slow down, speak to everyone and enjoy.
i was listening to Eurdora Welty's "Delta Wedding" as we drove through this country that was it's setting. On the wall of the B.B. King museum, I loved seeing a quote from the book that compared the long straight rows of the cotton fields with a breeze blowing through them to a stroked guitar!!!
I purposely took secondary roads and drove into each town to look around. I loved the fertile lands, the smell of the air and the people and food.
If you choose to take a scenic delta drive try highway 1 from a little outside Lula ,MS down to Greenville, MS. The area is unique and one can see from the washed in black dirt why the delta is a fertile area. There are only smaller towns on the route.
Go with your car to the farthest point of the delta road when a sign stops you from driving further. Turn your car around and drive back direction until you reach the first decent restaurant or bar. Ignore the huge oil spill signs installed by law firms. Buy yourself a pincher or two and think about how this area would look like if it would be a national park. There goes the blues, babe.
The place I have grown up. My favorite place in the whole world.
The Delta is fascinating if you like history and the American Experience. It is run-down and a living example of the economic forces that have wrought wrenching changes in American society during the 20th century. If you like architecture, there are hundreds of little towns, country stores, rural churches, and deserted mansions to photograph. The people are invariably friendly. Highly recommended for the thinking type of traveler.
There is nothing like the Mississippi Delta. Most unique place on the face of the earth. Beginning at the mighty Mississippi River and including the most wonderful restaurants and food and Blues music ever!