The Beignets Were Worth It

Here we go again...  We packed up and set out west!  We breezed through a carwash to wash the beach film off and vacuum every last trace of sand we could find.

Our original plans were to stay the night in Baton Rouge, but we hated being so close to New Orleans and not taking the girls.  So we switched plans!  How is that for living in the moment??  (and so many of you thought I couldn't live outside the box).

We drove through Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.  Some of the big cities we went through were Mobile, Baton Rouge and we took a slight detour to New Orleans.

We ate lunch at the Acme, walked through Jackson Square via Bourbon Street and had beignets at Cafe Du Monde.  Just the right amount of activities to say we have been there.

SE is so excited for lunch!!

Lily too!

Feeding the birds in Jackson Square.  This was before we saw the Do Not Feed The Birds sign.

Bourbon Street 

Lily with a street performer.  She was a little freaked out when he first moved - she thought he was a statue.

Ah back to the quiet, cool car!

I just don't get the allure of New Orleans.  It is rather stinky, dirty and crowded.  I somehow don't recall thinking this when I visited in my twenties.  I wonder why that could be?

I thought the girls' eyes might pop out of their heads while on Bourbon Street.  Lily wrote in her journal that she saw a man dressed as a woman and a girl with a tattoo above and between her boobs. (She did write "gross" after that). Awesome memories for them to have!

I must say the Beignets were worth the stop!

We left New Orleans and drove 2 hours to Lafayette, LA.  We stayed in a small Hampton Inn off the interstate.  It was rather musty and dank, but the girls thought it was the most exciting thing ever.  "Wow it looks just like the place we stayed in Disney."  Um, not quite the Animal Kingdom Lodge girls...

Mommy and Daddy were both pretty tired and grumpy this evening and our yucky Chinese take out didn't help much.  Off to bed to wake up for a new day!