N'awlins
Today was cool. I went on a free tour where I learned all about the history of the city. The tour guide was a National Park Ranger so she was really good.
Two separate friends recommended that I go to Cafe du Monde to have coffee and beignets (sugary doughnuts) but my Lonely Planet was really rude about it saying it was really overrated. Friends trump guidebook so I went and it was really good!
Following the recommendation of my friend Roberto who used to live here I went to Cafe Maspero to try a fried seafood platter. It was ridiculous: fried oysters, fried calamari, fried shrimp (prawns) and fried catfish topped with fried potatoes and sitting on top of ... can you guess? Probably not: two slices of bread. WTF?
After eating as much as I could this is how much was still left:
I asked for a takeaway box and gave it to a homeless guy.
I made a friend!
In the gross hostel I stayed last night (with the drunk grabbing guy and the homeless lady smoking in my dorm) I met Karoline who is from Germany.
Some of you may know that before I started my trip I was expecting to meet loads of people who would want to catch rides in my car to the next city. I had planned exactly what I would do: I'd get to know them really well, then I would mention that I had a car, maybe spend some time with them before offering them a ride.
Well, that didn't happen at all so when Karoline said she was headed to Tampa (Florida) I immediately said "I'm going there next! I have a car! Wanna come?!"
Thankfully she has turned out to be really nice - we spent today walking around the French Quarter.
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| Aren't these the coolest Christmas decorations? |
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| Landshark! |
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| This was in a witchcraft shop - can you see the sign that says "We sell V blood"? |
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| Salt and Pepper shakers |
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| Peace Y'all! |
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| Spooky shadow on the Catholic cathedral |
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| Green sign: "1000s of beautiful girls & 3 ugly ones" |
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| Catholic cathedral (not so spooky from inside) |
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| I fed the pile of sugar from my beignets to the ants so the birds came to eat the ants. I made an ecosystem! |
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| Yup, that guy is flipping over those people! |
Tonight I am sleeping in an old haunted orphanage so wish me luck!
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