Hanging Out in New Orleans

by Josh
(Texas)

My most memorable vacation had to be when my family and I had visited New Orleans, Louisiana. We are from Houston, Texas, so it was a few hours drive from Texas to Louisiana. After we had arrived in LA, we were staying in a pretty fancy hotel that wasn’t incredibly expensive.

From the get go, we could easily see how lively the city was. New Orleans is famous for their parties, and we got to experience a good deal of that. As soon as night came, we made our way to the infamous French quarter.

I was surprised to see the streets alive with an intense energy. There was a huge crowd of people all having fun, drinking and laughing throughout the streets.

I had never seen anything like that. Among all the normal people shuffling about, there were random performers. I saw a bald guy with no shirt dressed as a vampire, a painted ‘fairy’ mime that would only move/react if you tipped her, and two guys dressed up completely in silver body paint.

To attempt to describe the number of interesting sights to see would take me ages. All in all, it was an incredible trip and I loved to see all the scenery that was only real to me in movies before.

I would recommend New Orleans to anyone who enjoys having drinks, hanging out, or visiting music pubs and karaoke.

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