Wednesday the 15th: Up and ready early as I had an 8am pick up for my swamp tour with Cajun Encounters. They use a little bus, which is much more comfy than a passenger van I must admit, but you wouldn%26#39;t see as well if you%26#39;re doing a city/Katrina tour with it for example. So, passenger vans if you want to see up close and personnal, mini buses if you%26#39;re just going front point A to point B.
We got there for the 9:30am tour. I think this was my most favorite thing, it was soooooooooo relaxing. You have the choice of a covered or uncovered boat, you must choose an uncovered boat!!! You have such a great view of everything. The roof on the covered ones would just get in the way as those trees are so big and tall. And I had the best seat of the house. There are a couple of seats next to the guide, and I got to sit right up front with him, perfect view of either side of the boat. We had a great guide, very knowledgeable and entertaining.
Got back to town around 12:30pmish. I was debating where to go for lunch when I overheard some people talking about mufellettas and I%26#39;m like hey, I haven%26#39;t had one yet so I got off at Central Grocer for a 1/2 one. The place was packed, line up to get those muffs, but since they are prepared ahead of time, line moves quickly. I brought it back to the hotel and ate it there. Was alright, but wasn%26#39;t excited about it, a bit greasy. I%26#39;d like to try it warm, I think I would prefer it that way.
Then I walked to Canal to take the St Charles streetcar to the Garden District. It%26#39;s so weird when u get to Canal coming out of the FQ. It almost feels like you%26#39;re stepping into a totally different world: busy, modern, loud, lots of traffic. Much prefer the quarter. :)
The streetcar is a nice way to sightsee, especially when u%26#39;re able to get a seat next to the window. I didn%26#39;t get off to walk around though, was feeling kinda tired, so I just rode it to the end of the line and then back. Was still able to get some good pixs from inside the car. The fact that the windows go way up makes a big difference. The walkabout will have to wait til the next trip.
Coming back from Canal, I stopped at Acme. Boy is that place loud! I don%26#39;t know how the bartenders and servers hear what a customer says. I sat at the oyster bar, ordered crawfish. Mmmmmm, taste just like lobster, except a bit spicier. I didn%26#39;t suck the heads like you locals do. I could tell that%26#39;s where all the spices were (the tails were spicy enough).
That evening, went back to Pat O%26#39;s piano bar. A couple of different ladies singing this time. Was still fun, but not as fun as the previous Saturday had been. But there were less people too, so that makes a difference I%26#39;m sure. After Pat%26#39;s, walked around Bourbon, stopped when I heard something interesting and then off to the hotel.
Another fantastic day!!
Trip Report: Part 6
sounds like a great day, can%26#39;t wait to read the rest!!
Trip Report: Part 6
Thanks for your report! I%26#39;m glad you enjoyed Cajun Encounters!
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