Monday afternoon Cori and I ventured to the French Quarter to see what we could see. It was nice to get to go during normal working hours so there weren't as many people out. Our first stop was at the Wax Museum. Neither of us had ever been, so we didn't really have any expectations. It turned out to be a walk through Louisiana history with a side exhibit of random creatures from literature.
We were just waiting for one of them to blink and make a move! Wax figures are kind of creepy.
I thought these were interesting bits of history about how names came to be:
Scary, non-historically accurate figures
After our history lesson, we wandered around the French Market, and up and down the streets checking out little shops and art work.
Well, which is it? | Cori discussing a piece with the artist
We stuck around downtown to indulge in a delicious seafood dinner at Tujague's. Cori having heavenly scallops and myself practically licking the bowl clean of lobster, wild mushroom gnocchi. While the restaurant was insanely chilly, forcing us to eat quickly, the meal was spot on! I don't eat in the Quarter often, mainly because parking can be such a pain, but also because I assume most spots are geared towards tourists, but I am discovering that there are some gems in the middle of all of the action.
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