Memories of New Orleans

• The bridge that took forever to get from one side to the other


• India House Hostel, which had alligators and a vending machine with beer in it (a big deal for a  not-yet-legal-to-drink-year-old)


• The cabbie who said "New Joysee"


• The Voodoo Museum with the freaky shrunken heads and the video that was just a little too long


• The set of salt & peppers that started off my collection, purchased at an antique store in the French Quarter


• Inadvertantly flashing a webcam at 711 Bourbon Street


• The crazy people who convinced us to do it (who, at the time, we thought were just friendly, but looking back, they probably worked for the place)


• The vomity/alcohol smell of Bourbon Street with infinite crappy souvenier shops full of beads (anywhere else, it would be a nasty pairing, but in New Orleans, it was fun)


• The awesome food, which I still crave today, 4 years later:


• Gumbo and jambalaya at Remoulade


• A muffaletta from Central Grocery


• Beignets and chicory coffee at Cafe Du Monde


• Hidden gardens


• An all around unforgettable 3 days