This city is so magical and I simply cannot get enough of it. Today Tamara, Mark, Jordan Delaney and I all went to the Freret Street Market which goes on during the first Saturday of every month. Since it is the holiday season, the Market went on the first two Saturdays of December. I was fortunate to be here to see it. This is a real local market, it is not in any tourist books nor is it really targeted for tourists. It is all about the locals when it comes to the Freret Market, the "Frestive Market" as it is called during the holiday season. This market features four lives bands because it goes from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Most of the bands have some Jazz or Blues influence to them with a bit of rock mixed in.
At the market, you can buy Aibeta the local beer brewed right in New Orleans for $2.00 a cup. Not only is the beer inexpensive but it is pretty tasty and you get to keep the decorative plastic cup. The Market also features local artists whom bring their art to sell. Local restaurants also come and bring vast amounts of different local food favorites to each Market. Today I ate bbq shrimp and grits mixed in this creole sauce. It was so delicious, I am drooling just thinking about it.
People walk around the city with a cup of beer in one hand all day long. I find this lifestyle fascinating considering I live in a place in which I have to buy a membership to any place that serves alcohol. Drinking is just a way of life here.
Tonight we went to The Gumbo Restaurant which is a Creole Restaurant. Creole came from the French, Native American and African Americans whom all came to New Orleans back in the day. It is a sauce that tends to be rich in flavor. It can be sweet, thick and spicy all at the same time.
After the restaurant we went to Preservation Hall a Jazz Club for all ages that has been around since the early 1900s. The Hall has live music every night including its own "Preservation Jazz Band, whom we saw tonight. This band had so much sole and were so good it was hard to leave.
Tamara, Mark and myself continued to walk down Bourdin Street where we saw a whole slew of Santas. Some were Pirate Santas, while others were Naughty Santa, and Big Foot Santa. It was quite entertaining to see about a hundred Santas all walking down the street together getting drunk. I also went to observe the different bar scenes which was cool to see.
Lastly, I got my BEADS! I waved to a lot of people, flirted with the men and smiled to get some. I feel as if I truly experienced the bead side of New Orleans. Tomorrow is some more sight-seeing and new adventures then it is off to work!
I am dead tired, good night world!
1 comment:
Sounds like a party...
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