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A little bit of French, Cajun & Voodoo…

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We wanted to make the most of Adam’s week off so I booked a night in New Orleans. For us, New Orleans is only a couple of hours away, which is quite cool. A trip to New Orleans also means that we get to be in three States in the space of 2 hours; Alabama, Missisippi and Louisiana.

I had read quite a lot about the French Quarter and quite fancied staying over somewhere near this area. The architecture in the guide books was lush and it looked like a quaint little village rather than a large city! I managed to find a guest house, right on Bourbon St, which seemed to be the main street running through the French Quarter. We arrived, parked up and were amazed by the building straight away. Vintage tiled floors, a grand staircase and delicate wrought iron external fixings. Lafitte Guest House was easy to get to and even easier to check in.  Our room wasn’t ready straight away as we had arrived quite early.  The man at the desk recommended that we tried a place a few doors down for the best Po-Boys in town.

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Malls…of the Antique Kind

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The last few trips to the US have involved us researching and finding some of the best Antiques Malls within the areas we have stayed.  The last time we went to Las Vegas, we came home with milk jugs, christmas decorations and football pennants.  The things we buy are never ‘worth’ a lot of money but are the quirky little things that we like to have in our home.  It also amazes me that some of the drinks themed objects we have bought for a few dollars, can be found at 5 times the price in the UK!  Hence the reason we always have to buy an extra suitcase for our return journeys.

We went for a drive around Mobile to see what we could find and we came across a small antique store.  The large iron door gave the impression that it was closed but we tried anyway and in we went.  Many people might have walked in and straight back out again.  

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The Wonderful World of the Throwed Roll

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When Adam came to Alabama last year, he found a restaurant on his way home from a shopping trip.  When he rang me later that evening, he could not stop talking about the food, the experience and the atmosphere.

Lambert’s Cafe.  Three sites in the US; we visited the one in Foley.  No reservations.  No credit cards.  Just turn up and wait.

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All that Adam kept telling me was that they threw bread at you and you had to shout up if you wanted some… to be honest, I didn’t really believe him.

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We’re Off to Alabama!

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Soooooo……in ten days we are jetting off to start a little American adventure! 😀

Adam has been seconded to Mobile, Alabama to share his expertise…..it sounds very swish and fancy!

I will be going with him but due to visa restrictions, I can’t work…… oh dear!

We have everything just about ready and we now need to pack.  We have decided to stick to one suitcase each and anything else we need, we can buy it over in the States.

We love exploring, so we will be blogging about most things we do/visit.  Enjoy keeping in touch with us!

 

Good Intentions!

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As always, I had good intentions last Summer to blog regularly and make many new crafty things.  Once back at school (I’m a teacher!), I didn’t have time to do either.  Well, I have made a late resolution to try and pick both back up!

I haven’t completely abandoned sewing as I have bought lots of new things, purchased some little pattern books and I made a quilt for a Christening gift!

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Keeping Austin Wierd

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Our next and final destination was to be Austin. We arrived at lunch and planned to stay for one night as we needed to be closer to the airport for our final night.

“Keep Austin Wierd” intrigued me the most. I wanted to know what exactly made Austin have this reputation! As we drove in, down 6th street, I noticed many bars, places to eat and small gift shops. They didn’t look ‘wierd’ but they went on and on for a good half mile if not more.

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