Anyways, I started my day today with some good, old-fashioned cardio! Well, I used an elliptical so I guess it really wasn't old-fashioned, but you know. Starting my day out with a work out was much more pleasurable than ending my day with a workout, so that was good! It kicked my butt and then I sat in the sauna and sweated even more for a solid 20 minutes! After my morning workout I came back and got ready for the day.
Today was hella hot. Like nasty, dripping sweat hot. Me, my mom, and Becca walked around Jackson Square and the French Market. I bought more stuff...go figure. I'm 99.9% sure I have a shopping addiction, but we'll get into that later. Most of the stuff was legitimate junk. Like flea market junk. But we did encounter a really neat female artist! She painted cute little quotes on stuff and I was in stereotypical white girl heaven! We then had lunch at Margaritaville which is ALWAYS a win. After walking around the market and eating the best burger of my life, we made our way to an old convent. Nuns freak me out. Yes, I'm catholic. Yes, they're admired in the catholic faith. No, I do not like them. They are scary and just...augh. I don't really know what "augh" means, but it fit. Luckily there were no nuns in the convent because I probably would have pissed myself. However, there was a nice little vampire ghost story that went along with it! If you're interested, read this blog post:
Vampire Ghost Story
After that we went into this massive cathedral and my mom lit a candle for my grandfather, so that was nice. Right outside the cathedral there was a cute little brass group playing! They were so good. Jazz music makes my heart smile more than anything else. We then headed back to the hotel and proceeded to take a good little nap while my mom and grandma hit up the casino. When they got back it was time for some more exploration. We went down Bourbon Street. Oh my. It was slightly terrifying/scarring/all things disgusting. We passed like 439248 porn stripper whatever places. I don't like to see female bodies like that. Ew. We also witnessed a dog who was trained to play dead, a fairly attractive male playing guitar, and the jazz band we watched earlier conjoined with some saxophones! The tenor player kicked some serious br-ass. Haha, get it? Oooookay.. We then decided to find some frozen drinks and an appetizer because we weren't really hungry. We went to House of Blues again and were faced with some major disappointment when we were told that they didn't have a blender. Alas, we had to forgo the frozen drinks, but we DID get some delicious jerk chicken wings. They were yummy and then we went back to the hotel.
Today was SO long. We got a lot in though. It was super fun and I feel like I got a taste of some true New Orleans culture! I'm excited to see what the rest of my week holds.
Enjoy more pictchas!
xoxo, Liv
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