May 18 and 19, 2015
New Orleans. What is there to say about such a wonderful, crazy, fun, energetic, hot, and muggy city?! We are lucky enough to know some locals in New Orleans, who not only knows music but is a bit of an expert on great music to see. Kim, our friend from Alaska moved to New Orleans years ago and has made a home of this fantastic city. We only had one night and one night alone because we wanted to make our way to my Aunt's beach house by Tuesday evening. Kim's house was full and the hostel was exceedingly pricey, but our friend from Flagstaff introduced us to his cousin. He was nice enough to take us in for one night.
We started out at a quite neighborhood bar with free rice and beans, perfect for this hungry couple. We then made our way into the French Quarter and listened to some amazing music. Time flew past at before we knew it, it was 2:00 a.m. Ian, our friend's cousin, joined us in the evening and we were able to repay his kindness with a hearty late night meal of "Tachos".
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| Martin, Kim, and Kate |
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| The Spotted Cat Music Club |
On Tuesday, May 19, we woke up early, even after sleeping only four hours. We slept hard that night, but wanted to get out early to see the World War II Museum. My grandfather had a friend whose helmet is featured in the museum. It was important for me to seek that out and spend a lot of time in this world class museum. If you do end up going there, plan to spend at least 5 hours there. We ended up spending 5 hours and then walked the French Quarter again before getting on the road.
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| My grandpa's friend, Kenneth Kassel |
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| The story |
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| The famed helmet with the bullet scar |
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| Music everywhere in New Orleans |
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| An amazing violinist playing in the French Quarter |
It is only a 4.5 hour drive to the beach house outside of Destin,
Florida, but it felt like an eternity. We arrived at the house at about
9:30 p.m. and crashed. My aunt arrived on Wednesday the 20th, and we are
excited to spend another week at this beach house before making our way
to Delray Beach!
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