Waking up at 6:00 AM, not one of us thought waking up this early would be possible after a night like last night. As early as 9:00 AM we headed over to Mardi Gras World, where hundreds of floats and props were stationed in a large warehouse. Not only were there items from this past Mardi Gras, which happened to be last week, but there were items 5-10 years old. After this museum, we headed to the French Quarter for shopping and eating. The French Quarter was filled with a vast array of venders, selling everything from t-shirts to alligator on a stick. After this we walked thoughout the city, and even down the historic Bourbon St. To change things up, we drove across the city to visit the University of Tulane and Loyola University of New Orleans, both of which happened to be right next to each other. Both universities looked vast and immense, and were close to the shoreline of a famous levee along the river. Finally, we headed to dinner at Arnaud's Remoulade and proceeded to Bourbon St. after, where it looked like a fraternity party a couple miles long. To close out the night, we attended a one hour jazz concert at Preservation Hall, where there was just standing room only. What was unique about this place was that it almost seemed like an underground music hangout, a place where upcoming artists could get their name out, and that's just what happened. A band by the name of The New Orleans Nightingales played for us, and every single player played their own great solo. We then walked back to the cars and proceeded to the house. By the time this very eventful night was over, it was around 11:00 PM.
James Ditomassi '14 Shaun Griswold '14
Photo credit: Nolan Dow '14
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