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After arriving at New Orleans International Airport and then our hotel room, and coming to terms
with the impressive humidity of Louisiana, we set to the first order of business: dinner. We walked
to Bourbon Street in the midst of wrought iron, brick, balconies and necklace-tossing, and tried out
Patout's Cajun Cabin, where we tried
our first Hurricane. I tried a Cajun Sunrise, which is Jamaican rum and pineapple. I highly recommend
the "Taste of New Orleans," which is a combination of shrimp Creole, red beans and rice, and shrimp
Remoulade. Bunny highly enjoyed the shrimp & crawfish pasta.
The band you see at the lower right is the "Recycled Cajuns," and yes, they do the scratching
of the spoons on the washboard thing.
Bianca: Hurricanes are very deceptive. They're fruit punch extreme.
Note to the walking tourist: Royal Street between Iberville and Canal Street is a lot like
Compton.
Walking further down Bourbon, we tried a Hand Grenade in some white-ass place with rather
masculine female bartenders. It bills itself as the strongest drink in New Orleans, but we like
the Hurricane better.
Further exploration of Bourbon Street found us at Marie Laveau's House of Voodoo, which is rather
touristy but has a few nice Tarot decks and skull- and voodoo-themed items, and
Dark Entry, which has a plethora of
goth/industrial/punk/fetish clothing and paraphernalia.
DAMAGE REPORT: One cracked head (I managed to badly bonk Bink's head
when closing the hotel bathroom door).
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| Rosina will be pleased to discover that the Omni Royal
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- Patout's Cajun Cabin: 501 Bourbon Street - 504-529-4256
- Marie Laveau's House of Voodoo: 739 Bourbon Street - 504-581-3751
- Dark Entry: 516 Bourbon Street #B (above Le Orgy) - 504-410-BATS
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