New Orleans
Today was way super duper. So many super duper things happened, that this might be a really rambly entry! Maybe I will list. Listing always is more concise. Yes, let’s list…maybe a rambly list…
#1 awesome thing:
We have this super high tech system. I have a blackberry, and I have a laptop. And now I have a USB cable that lets my computer get online via my blackberry* We went online in our car in the Walmart parking lot and googled “coffee shop in Mobile” about 10 things came up, and only one wasn’t a Starbucks. It was Carpe Diem Coffee and it was awesome. The drive there took us through some beautiful mansions, and the Spring Hill University Campus (Alabama’s first institution of higher learning). We bought coffee and took an incredibly pleasant morning stroll through the campus.
*I also have a modified Verizon account to facilitate this.
#2 awesome thing:
We went to a small car place to get our oil changed. They found our transmission fluid filter thing needed to be changed as well, which they did for pennies. During that time, we talked to some locals and got a welcomed earful from them. We learned that it gets cold two weeks a year there. How cold? 50 degrees. Sigh.
#3 awesome thing:
We walked around downtown Mobile, a scenic little town. We stumbled into a Gallery, where we were apparently like their first customers ever. It was their opening day. They lavished us with southerness and wine and chitterchatter. It was hilarious and awesome.
#4 awesome thing:
We finally found someone on Couchsurfing.com who agreed to host us!!! (we tried several people in Europe with no luck, but hadn’t tried on domestic soil yet) Dan from New Orleans called in response to my housing request and agreed to put us up for two nights in N’Orleans. Sweet!!!! We really want to shower.
#5 awesome thing:
We got to Dan’s house and he was super chill and cool. Phew.
#6 awesome thing:
We walked from Dan’s to the French Quarter, and all down Bourbon and Royal Streets. It was a fantastic walk, and great to experience the many faces of New Orleans we saw in that 6 or so mile walk alone. Tomorrow we will explore some of the more impoverished areas affected by Katrina.
#1 awesome thing:
We have this super high tech system. I have a blackberry, and I have a laptop. And now I have a USB cable that lets my computer get online via my blackberry* We went online in our car in the Walmart parking lot and googled “coffee shop in Mobile” about 10 things came up, and only one wasn’t a Starbucks. It was Carpe Diem Coffee and it was awesome. The drive there took us through some beautiful mansions, and the Spring Hill University Campus (Alabama’s first institution of higher learning). We bought coffee and took an incredibly pleasant morning stroll through the campus.
*I also have a modified Verizon account to facilitate this.
#2 awesome thing:
We went to a small car place to get our oil changed. They found our transmission fluid filter thing needed to be changed as well, which they did for pennies. During that time, we talked to some locals and got a welcomed earful from them. We learned that it gets cold two weeks a year there. How cold? 50 degrees. Sigh.
#3 awesome thing:
We walked around downtown Mobile, a scenic little town. We stumbled into a Gallery, where we were apparently like their first customers ever. It was their opening day. They lavished us with southerness and wine and chitterchatter. It was hilarious and awesome.
#4 awesome thing:
We finally found someone on Couchsurfing.com who agreed to host us!!! (we tried several people in Europe with no luck, but hadn’t tried on domestic soil yet) Dan from New Orleans called in response to my housing request and agreed to put us up for two nights in N’Orleans. Sweet!!!! We really want to shower.
#5 awesome thing:
We got to Dan’s house and he was super chill and cool. Phew.
#6 awesome thing:
We walked from Dan’s to the French Quarter, and all down Bourbon and Royal Streets. It was a fantastic walk, and great to experience the many faces of New Orleans we saw in that 6 or so mile walk alone. Tomorrow we will explore some of the more impoverished areas affected by Katrina.
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