Visiting Old Memories

Today was one of the few days on this trip where I will be reminiscing about the old days.  Today I took Kristal back to my old neighborhood where I showed her my old house and then we walked over to my high school.  It was great to see how the school had changed but for the most part to see how the school had stayed the same. A lot of the faculty had much turnover after Katrina, but it was great to see the librian that I knew, good ole Mr. Prescott, and share a few minutes with him to catch up on old times.  I showed Kristal all around the school, including the state trophies that I had a hand in winning in Tennis my Sophomore-Senior years. 

After that, we tried to head over to a great po-boy place called Domilise's, but it just so happens that it is closed this week while the owners are on vacation. Lame! So we ended up going to Popeyes because I wanted to make sure that Kristal could see how big a difference there was between New Orleans Popeyes and Los Angeles Popeyes.  We got some good old fried chicken, and oh my god the biscuits were even better then I remember. I think we might go back and grab some for the next part of the journey.  

After that, we went over to the Convention Center to go see Mardi Gras World. This is a warehouse where they build all of the floats that are going to be in the Parades comeMardi Gras. We got tons of pictures of all kinds of floats and decorations. From King Kong to Drew Brees to Pikachu. You name it: this place probably makes it or something close to it.  Its really an awesome place and a must see for anyone who comes to New Orleans and can't make it for Mardi Gras season.

We came back and chilled at Kenny's place for awhile, enjoying the awesome AC.  We got dinner at a popular local place, where I got a shrimp po-boy and Kristal got a BBQ beef po-boy.  It took her almost 5 minutes before she was able to bite into the actual sandwich, as she had to eat all of the stuff that fell out of it and find a way to wrap the sandwich up so that it didn't slip out of her hands. After that, we went to a local bar for trivia, where the categories included 80's TV, Revenge of the Nerds, Candy, and Horror Movies. We didn't fare too well but it was fun overall. After some Mario Kart, we finished up the night.

I'm pretty excited for tomorrow. I'm taking Kristal down to the French Quarter where we will grab lunch and the famous beignets at Cafe Du Monde.  After that, we plan on hitting up Bourbon street with Kenny and Katie as our last hoorah to the city of New Orleans. Thanks for reading.