Let the Good Times Roll, Part Three

On our last full day there, we ate a lot and went to the National WWII Museum.

Our first stop was the New Orleans School of Cooking, where we were taught to make gumbo, crawfish etouffee, and pralines by this hilarious and tremendously passionate chef and instructor at the school, Kevin.

 

 

The gumbo was easily the best I've ever eaten. I even went up for seconds. No shame. Then we were treated to a lovely crawfish etouffee that i had with this sauce called Garlic Power or something like that, but was basically a garlicky, spicy sauce. It was seriously delicious. Lastly, we had homemade pecan pralines which is like a brittle, but softer and so creamy. This was one of the best parts of the trip, honestly.

 

 

 

 

A little while later, we were back on free time. So, naturally, we decided to go get something to eat. The three other girls I spent most of my time with in New Orleans and I all had getting a po'boy on our agenda. That was what we did. We went to the French Market, right on the edge of the Quarter, and got sauteed shrimp po'boys from this booth called Nawlins. The sandwich was divine and the shrimp was so fresh. It came with a spicy potato salad that is something I've never even heard of, but it was also amazing and nice and spicy. I wanted to try something with alligator in it, but I couldn't find anyone who wanted to share the gator po'boy with me, which is why I ended up with the classic shrimp.

 

 

 

 

 

One of the last major things we did on our trip that I have pictures for, was the National WWII Museum. It was nice. I mean I'm not particularly into wars, so this was a bit of a stretch for me, but it was good for what it was. We saw a 4-D movie there regarding WWII and I thought that was really quite cool. (For those who don't know what 4-D is, like myself a couple weeks ago, it basically means your seat moves and you might get sprayed with water or foam might drop from the ceiling, etc.) One of the exhibits showing there was the Super Bowl exhibition. It makes sense, they literally just had the Super Bowl before I was there. Anyway, we got to see the Lombardi Trophy, so there it is. We had gone to a pre-Mardi Gras parade that night. The next day we boarded the bus for a 16 hour drive back home. I really did have a good time in New Orleans. It's rare that I find myself in a city where everything tastes good. I kid you not.