Most of my trip was spent just admiring the architecture and learning about the history of the French Quarter. And taking photographs. But, let’s not forget why millions of people visit – the drinking and debauchery.
Since Dallas was working and our trip was so short, we didn’t really party it up at all. But it was fun to eat facing Bourbon Street and people watch. Lots of drunk people of all walks of life. And being that it wasn’t Mardi Gras and there weren’t any chicks flashing for beads, it was a little desperate. We saw more than one girl walking down the street who just got beads chucked at her for no reason. And beads she didn’t even want. They like hit her foot and she looked up like “wha?”
Bourbon Street would be a crazy place if you were 21 or at a bachelor party or something. Walking down the street there were people trying to get us inside the bars saying “couples drink the first one for free!” and “3 for 1, come in!” Every other bar is a strip club or an adult store. It’s strange how it’s like that on Bourbon Street and maybe a couple places on Decatur, but if you go a block in any direction off Bourbon it’s nice art galleries and antique shops and residences and restaurants and totally different.
