Day 24 -

Dinner the night before with Stephanie was really great and always nice to see a familiar face while being away from family and friends....BUT....today we were driving to New Orleans and we could not be more excited!

The drive was nothing special. Just your average 7-8 our drive, no big deal. The last 45 minutes was by far the best part of it. At that point we were crossing over the Mississippi River and if you have never actually scene the Mississippi an you think it's big, it's an understatement. This river was ginormous. Granted we were towards the mouth of the river, but it was a great experience to give me some perspective.

Also around 45 minutes left, we had a great view of the city! Absolutely beautiful city scape. You could tell it was a small city with only a few skyscrapers but obviously the city had a lo to offer.

We knew that we wanted to stay in the French Quarter during our stay so we did do a lot of research to find a reasonable place for two nights. Driving through the French Quarter feels like

you're in a completely different country. The 15 blocks by 10 blocks that make up the French

Quarter had beautiful ar

chitecture, fun colors, and lots of character. Our hotel just sat a quick walk on the edge of the FQ near the Mississippi. Our hotel was more like an Inn and when you exited the lobby to go to our rooms, we were outside in in a little brick maze figuring out which turn to take to get to our room. Even when were outside, while inside the Inn, I knew we picked a great place. And best of all, it was only 4 blocks from Bourbon Street!!!

So we got settled in and with only two nights in town we had to take every advantage of

this awesome atmosphere. We had dinner on Bourbon St. with possibly the coolest waiter. We tried some local beers and Andy tried a local animal. Andy got an Alligator Po'boy. I tried a piece of it and it really didn't taste that bad. The waiter told us the rules on drinking outside and as long as we don't have glass, everything is fair game. Couldn't have been more thrilled.

We ended up heading back to the hotel to get ready to go out, but not before we headed to a convenience store and conveniently purchased a 12 pack of beer to help us get in the mood of the N'awlins nightlife.

When we hit up Bourbon street, it had a completely different persona than 2 hours before during dinner. Don't get dinnertime N'awlins confused with nighttime N'awlins. The picture on the left was shortly after dinnertime. Even on a wednesday night the street was hoppin'. People of all types flocked to Bourbon to see what all the fuss was about. And for me the "fuss" did not disappoint. Emma, Andy, and I bounced around from bar to bar listening to all the great live bands. I can only imagine what Mardis Gras is actually like.

Forecast for Thursday? - Sunny and 60s!

Aramis

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