Weeeeeeell heloooooo theeyyyrrrreee siirrr and welcome to Louuuuiisiana!
Thursday morning we left Sulphur and headed through the swamps to New Orleans, we got there after lunch and checked into a hotel and had a mooch, first impressions were good, the place is lawless and completely bonkers but by all accounts thats the way its always been. Its European influence has helped this American gem thrive and develop - it was quite simply mad and we love it for that reason. Neil took me to CW Fins, the best fish restaurant in town, it was 5pm and we had the most amazing meals, starters of Sashimi and lobster dumplings then mains of butter fish and blackened swordfish, the food was just exquisite and the couple of bottles of Viognier were a delicious compliment.
Thursday morning we left Sulphur and headed through the swamps to New Orleans, we got there after lunch and checked into a hotel and had a mooch, first impressions were good, the place is lawless and completely bonkers but by all accounts thats the way its always been. Its European influence has helped this American gem thrive and develop - it was quite simply mad and we love it for that reason. Neil took me to CW Fins, the best fish restaurant in town, it was 5pm and we had the most amazing meals, starters of Sashimi and lobster dumplings then mains of butter fish and blackened swordfish, the food was just exquisite and the couple of bottles of Viognier were a delicious compliment.
We staggered out and decided to have a swim on the roof top hotel pool before we went out. Feeling a little more sober we went out and the place didn't disappoint, we started around Bourbon street, it's a completely crazy area in the french quarter where anything goes, we drifted up and caught some beers and live music then headed up to French street to catch another big band on a small stage. The rest of the night became a little hazy and unprintable but it involved anthropologists, pogoing band members playing crazy wind instruments (likened to the flumps), chaotic dancing, more beer, 24 hour diners, other clubs... bed.
If you are wild at heart then go to New Orleans, memories have been tattooed onto my brain of this place and the madness in the air. My new favorite city in America!
Today was mega hangover of death day, finally getting out of bed at 12.30 we grabbed some lunch then reluctantly said goodbye to my favorite city - our original plan was to stay another night but I don't think either of us would have coped, we tore the ass out of it last night and in the process us boys took a hell of a beating!
We drove from New Orleans swampy Louisiana, through the big rivered and swampy Mississippi, through swampy Alabama and in to our last driving state, swampy redneck Florida, we are by the beach in Pensacola and I feel sad that we have reached our last state.
We've just gone out and watched 'Due Date' the movie that's just come out, it was really funny but emotionally harrowing to watch as we've pretty much driven the same route that the film road trip took, go watch, you'll see the same scenery that we've been breathing for the past 10 days.
We've just gone out and watched 'Due Date' the movie that's just come out, it was really funny but emotionally harrowing to watch as we've pretty much driven the same route that the film road trip took, go watch, you'll see the same scenery that we've been breathing for the past 10 days.
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