November 7th
Drove through Mississippi, saw the destruction from the hurricane along the coast. There was whole streets of nothing but driveways and concrete pads. Some people had motor homes parked where their house use to be.
Across the street there was a new house
More empty lots..
this bridge went on for miles
Rolled in to India House, a hostel in New Orleans. It was a really good place with a vintage feel and full of cool people. First day I didn’t really check out the city too much, just took a walk along the Mississippi.
big wheel keeps on turnin'
Later that night a bunch of us got to drinking, and playing this drinking game called Circle that these German girls taught us. The game was really a rough go, and afterwards a group of us went out on bourbon street for the night.
The start of a crazy night
Next morning I woke up super hung over and spent the day wandering around the French Quarter checking out all the little stores, eateries and parks. That night there was a bbq at the hostel with some acoustic music on the stage. I took it easy and decided not to go out that night, but still ended up hanging out and trading travel stories till 2am. I haven’t stayed at many hostels on this trip, but this one was definitely the best I have ever been to, the atmosphere was friendly, and everyone was there to party.
I regret not spending more time researching the music history of New Orleans during my stay there, but I will probably be back…
Drove most of the way to Austin on Thursday, and arrived on Friday.
New Orleans
November 7th
Drove through Mississippi, saw the destruction from the hurricane along the coast. There was whole streets of nothing but driveways and concrete pads. Some people had motor homes parked where their house use to be.
Across the street there was a new house
More empty lots..
this bridge went on for miles
Rolled in to India House, a hostel in New Orleans. It was a really good place with a vintage feel and full of cool people. First day I didn’t really check out the city too much, just took a walk along the Mississippi.
big wheel keeps on turnin'
Later that night a bunch of us got to drinking, and playing this drinking game called Circle that these German girls taught us. The game was really a rough go, and afterwards a group of us went out on bourbon street for the night.
The start of a crazy night
Next morning I woke up super hung over and spent the day wandering around the French Quarter checking out all the little stores, eateries and parks. That night there was a bbq at the hostel with some acoustic music on the stage. I took it easy and decided not to go out that night, but still ended up hanging out and trading travel stories till 2am. I haven’t stayed at many hostels on this trip, but this one was definitely the best I have ever been to, the atmosphere was friendly, and everyone was there to party.
I regret not spending more time researching the music history of New Orleans during my stay there, but I will probably be back…
Drove most of the way to Austin on Thursday, and arrived on Friday.