Hello from the deep South! We are writing to you from our hotel room where earlier this morning we discovered what appears to be a giant blood stain underneath one of the mattresses in our room (oh and the toilet is broken). Thus we are convinced that a murder took place in room 619. It's only fitting since we are in America's most haunted city. (can i please mention the incredible drive from nashville to new orleans? we ventured on the natchez trace parkway, hundeds of years after the indians and vagabonds had made their mark, where no more than twenty other cars were seen in the 440 mile trek. for a while all three of us were only able to say "wow" to the wonders we were witnessing on this two lane middle-of-nowhere path. trees, trees, and more trees...)
Last night we got into New Orleans at 11:30. We made our way down to the French Quarter and discovered the madness that is Bourbon Street (we walked in awe from the beautiful construction, details of the buildings, and the drunken idiots that were among us). We referred to as "shorty" by countless passerby-ers and walked the strip until finally settling at a bar where we got a beer and somehow came across a free shot of Jager. Yes Jager...focus on the free part.
OH AND THEN WE WENT TO A CASINO! Steve gave us girls each five dollars to gamble with. It didn't end too well but it was fun while it lasted. We had to stop Steve from gambling all night which was a task in itself. We stayed awake until six AM so that we could sleep during the day and be able to stay here tonight too. Come seven in the morning we all passed out, the rising sun hidden by the curtain. (one of the greatest traveling tips which turns out to be cheaper than staying in most hostels and is even more adventurous and fun: check into a cheap hotel around 6 a.m. in the morning which by you is considered to still be night time but the hotel records it as the next day. basically, it's almost as if you are getting a room to be two nights for one.)
We woke up at 2:33, dressed and then walked a guesstimated two miles to the only vegan restaurant within a 200 mile radius. We all three got Po' Boys (New Orleans classic) with BBQ'd fake chicken and it was insanely good. We still aren't hungry.
We proceeded to walk the French Quarter for about five hours, going in and out of shops and taking photos which will be uploaded soon. We found a place to sit by the river and it was great, very scenic for lack of a better word. (the french quarter of new orleans is like a hidden town. no pictures can justify the beauty. come nightfall jazz bands set up on almost every street corner and the noise of the bars is quickly covered. SEAN FAWBUSH, while sitting along the river there was a huge boat named "TULA". we all freaked and spoke of how much we love you guys.)
Now we are preparing to go to a place called the Saturn Bar that was recommended to us. Tomorrow we will rise, eat, browse a bit more and then it's off to Austin. (holy cow, i don't think we can be prepared for how hot it is going to get. if any of you know of beaches to stop at off the 10 in between new orleans and austin, please share. adventures to be had with erica&randy are awaited...)
Until then,
a & g
p.s.
(steve's contribution, "we've seen a lot of awesome stuff this trip.")
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