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March 10, 2013 was a great day to be in the NOLA {New Orleans Louisiana = NOLA}. Nice tour guide..check, tasty food..check, enough time to explain the uniqueness of New Orleans…can’t be done. Today’s experience included a tour of a cemetery, and New Orleans history.I learned all people are not buried underground. The tour guide, Adam, told the origin of ‘craps’ the gambling game. It was created by a man by the name of Bernard DeMarigny from New Orleans. After returning back from England he created the game ‘craps’ but pronounced ‘crapaud’ in French. I also learned when we as people travel we naturally bring our culture with us. Adam brought his thoughts on Jazz’s origin. He told of a tale that Louis Armstrong believed that Jazz came from the early playing of Opera.
Speaking on food, as a group we ventured to Bubba Gump's Shrimp Company for dinner after lunch in the French Market. I ordered Shrimp New Orleans. It includes lots of tender shrimp, garlic and spices, and served with Jasmine Rice. First I’ll say it was worth $16.99. The dish featured a spicy sauce in the pit of the bowl. Should I remind you there was garlic bread with cheese. The mix of garlic bread, spicy sauce, and well boiled shrimp was well received by my belly.
How could I forget….we started this day off with beignets. Think funnel cake, but 3 small squares covered in a sack filled with powdered sugar. This is considered breakfast…count me in! Second day down and who knows how many more beignetsI shall devour.
- Christopher Knowles, MENtal Freedom member
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