I'm just going to jump right into New Orleans. We arrived in New Orleans about a week and half ago and were there for two nights. When we got to our hotel, I was so excited because it was the first nice hotel we had stayed in. After staying in countless Motel 6's and local cheap motels, the Wyndham Hotel in downtown New Orleans felt like a palace. Conner kept telling me that the hotel wasn't even that nice, but the fact that it had a fitness room and more than 2 floors, it felt like a castle. About an hour after we got to our hotel we decided to head downtown. We were right on Bourbon Street so the location was perfect. My dad and countless other people had told us that we couldn't go to New Orleans and not drink a Hurricane. We headed to Pat O'Brien's, the original Hurricane bar, and had our first Hurricane. I realized after my first sip, that these drinks are not famous because of the taste, they are famous because of the strength. I'm pretty sure it was just rum with a little bit of packaged Kool-aid mixed in, but none-the-less we finished them and moved on feeling pretty good. We got dinner at Coop's Place, which is a famous bar and restaurant we found in our guide book. We were ready for our first experience with food in New Orleans. We shared the sample platter that included red beans and rice, rabbit and sausage jambalaya, shrimp creole, and sea food gumbo. We also sampled a couple local beers. We knew that we were staying here for two nights so we decided to sleep the first night and stay out late the next. In the morning we got up and walked to the French Quarter to eat at the famous Cafe Du Monde. This place was packed and all they serve is coffee and beignets which are basically a type of doughnut with tons of powdered sugar on top. I'm not usually a big fan of doughnuts but these were super good. After breakfast, we walked around and checked out some of the shops. Soon it became lunch time so we headed back to the French Quarter to the Central Market. The Central Market it famous for their muffalettas, which is fresh baked Italian sesame bread layered with fresh cut Italian ham and salami topped with homemade olive salad. Once again, the food was amazing. After lunch we went back to our hotel and hung out until dinner time. If you haven't caught on yet, food was our main focus in New Orleans. For dinner we went to the Acme Oyster Bar. This restaurant was on Man vs. Food and is very well known in the city. The line was out the door so I ran across the street and got us some "to-go" dacquiries while we waited. The restaurant is obviously known for its oysters so we ordered half a dozen char-grilled oysters and a pound of boiled crawfish (neither of which I have ever had before). They were SO good, I could have eaten a whole pound of crawfish to myself. We also ordered a Po' Boy, which typically is a fried shrimp or oyster sandwich on a sour dough role with tomatoes, mayo, lettuce and pickles. We got the works and it was again, amazing. After dinner, we went to Fritzles, a "European jazz club" where we were led in by a hostess and sat front row. We ordered some wine and listened to jazz for the next couple hours. Conner was in Heaven. It was very New Orleans and we felt very satisfied with our stay. But of course, we couldn't leave the next day without one more meal. Domilise's is voted the best place to get Po' Boys in New Orleans, is frequently visited by the Peyton and Eli Manning and also won Food Wars on the food network. This Po' Boy was even better than the night before and we left New Orleans happy and full.
On Friday the 24th we finally made it to Florida, our awaited "vacation" from our vacation. As soon as we crossed the border into Florida we stopped in Pensacola and went to the beach. It was perfect weather and the beach was beautiful. We stayed there for a few hours and then went on our way to Orlando. The next day, after staying the night in Bonifay, we got to our condo in Orlando. It was perfect. We had a big condo with a full kitchen and the best part...LAUNDRY. The first two days consisted of laying on the couch watching tv, swimming and cooking our own food. On Monday, we met up with one of my best friends and roommate in Chico, MEGAN NICOLE SIMMS (Meg, because we didn't take any pictures, here is your shout out). We hung out at her hotel with her family and got dinner with them that night. Thank you Simms family!!! The next day we went to Disney World. We did all four parks in one day and were there for 14 hours. BTW, it was thunder storming all week, so we sported the Disney World ponchos. I don't think I will ever grow out of these parks, they are still as fun as they were years ago. We did spend a week in Florida, but there really isn't a whole lot to say because when we were not at theme parks, we were in our room relaxing and lounging around. We got extremely hooked on the Casey Anthony Trial and watched it live everyday (the trial is being held in Orlando). On Thursday, we went to Universal Studios, which was super fun and my first time. After the park, we ate at a restaurant called Bob Marley's that had amazing Carribbean food and Pina Coladas :) We spent the last few days of our Florida vacation lounging around, eating and watching movies. You may think that sounds boring, but it was pretty awesome. Thank you SO much Grandma Laverne, we really appreciate it :)
Now we are in Savannah, Georgia and heading to Charleston, SC today and for the 4th of July. We will update as soon we we can!!
Miss you all and hope you are doing well :)
Love,
Katie and Conner
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