Next we ate Beignets which are famous down here. Beignets are like doughnuts expect even sweeter. Each Beignet has about a pound of powdered sugar on it and they are served with coffee and whole milk. I personally thought they were a bit too sweet and after eating just one it made my stomach hurt a bit.
I saw some statues of the great Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis. The south loves their Civil War heroes.
Next we walked down St. Charles Ave in the French Quarters which features old, traditional and historical homes. Most of them have been around since before the Civil War and were southern plantations at one time or another. The designs of some of the homes were incredible. Designs from a corn-detailed fence to different shapes carved into the wood exterior of the home. Some homes had towering porches that would extend all around the home while others had 8 by 8 shutters around the windows. I saw Anne Rice's old home and Nicholas Cage's new home.
We continued our journey to the art encouraged and unique Magazine Street. This street was all local. Local stores, restaurants and bars all engrossed in one street. If you are an antique lover like myself than this street and town is for you. I saw some of the coolest antique whilst searching different stores. The street's nickname could have been "thrift store mania" because it all featured four or five different thrift clothing stores. I ended up buying this awesome street car t-shirt there.
Lastly to wrap up our day Tamara and I stopped by a dive bar and had a drink while we sat outside to rest our tried feet and waited for Mark to pick us up. Sitting outside on December 13th is pretty amazing considering it was 20 degrees and snowing in Salt Lake.
Tomorrow is my first day of volunteer work and I am so excited. I love construction work and I cannot wait to dive right into a project.
GOODNIGHT!
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