Day 3...
Day three. My calves are like bricks of pain at this point. Walking everywhere on concrete has its pitfalls as my legs can attest to. Oh well. Today was a relatively relaxed day. After our wonderful continental breakfast, we headed out to the Cafe Beignet on Royal St. to meet up with a Cemetery tour group. We walked about a mile towards Rampart Ave. through the French Quarter and into the St. Louis Cemetery #1. It is the oldest cemetery in all of Louisiana. Really interesting history and culture over there. All the graves must be made above ground because of the fact that New Orleans is built on swamp land and graves 6 feet under would eventually act like an air bubble and pop back up again. Creepy. The film 'Easy Rider' was actually shot in this cemetery as well. Seeing the statue that Peter Fonda was cradled in during a very famous scene was quite intriguing as well.
After walking back, we got some gumbo and Beignets at the Cafe Beignet on Burbon St. Delicious. Unbearably hot, but delicious. We puttered around our hotel for a while before heading out for dinner again. Bourbon Street was more lively than ever, being a Friday night and all. Going right past the tourist madness, we went to the Port of Call on Espliande Ave. for some burgers and Monsoons. Messiest. Burgers. Ever. However, again delicious.
After consuming dinner, we headed further out of the French Quarter to a place called The Spotted Cat, a little hole in the wall club that had a live band Matt had been told about called the New Orleans Jazz Vipers. They played an array of familiar jazz tunes with a decidedly upbeat way about them. We watched them play, a hippie dance and our drinks empty. It was a good time. The place had a very familiar atmosphere to some of the places I frequent down town in Chicago and in Wicker Park.
Unfortunately, because of my legs, I headed home early and left Matt behind to meet up with a friend of the guy who recommended the band to us. Needing to rest my legs, I plopped into bed around 1 a.m. or so and fell asleep. 'Nother good day.
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