Woke up in New Orleans, LA this morning and didn't remember how I got back to our hotel...just kidding. We did go out on Bourbon St. last night but we were too exhausted to stay out too long. We had dinner at this place called Ambers where we tried some alligator sausage...it was really flavorful and had the perfect amount of spice. We then went to this place called Patty O'Brians where there was a piano bar. For those of you who don't know (like I didn't), the piano bar had two piano players up on a small, cozy stage taking requests from the audience. The pianists were equally impressive with their vocal and piano skills. The unique part of this stage was the 60 yr old man who was playing a pizza pan as his instrument. He had these metal-like finger tip covers that he tapped rhythmically against the pan. There was definitely an "underground" feel to the place.
We spent the earlier part of the day in Memphis, TN going to the National Civil Rights Museum and eating on Beale street. The museum was actually the Lorraine Hotel where MLK was assassinated, converted into a museum. It was a very eye-opening and somewhat depressing experience to see the way people used to be harshly mistreated in our country. I would highly suggest this place as a "bucket list" item. After the museum we ate lunch at this place called Blue Hall, where once again we got to listen to some live music while we ate...man I love eating to live music. We made a quick stop at Graceland, but didn't feel like paying the $30 fee for the tour of Elvis's house. We signed the wall outside the estate and headed to New Orleans.
For today, we are going to explore New Orleans a little bit more and then head to Austin, TX for the night. Catch you later.
HEY Kevin.... Love reading the blog, as I'm sure you knew I would! Living vicariously through my children! Mom
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