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New Orleans!! // PART TWO
Saturday, December 20, 2008

Giselle and I managed to roll out of bed so we can make it to our Oak Valley Plantation tour at around noon. Miraculously, we had time to stop by the famous Cafe Du Monde before our bus was to leave. I had my first taste of their beignets with an ice blend of the cafe au lait. That donut was pretty intense... and very messy to eat!

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Then we settled on about an hour and a half bus ride to the Oak Valley plantation; a mansion famous not only for its history but for being used in several movies (i.e. Interview with a Vampire). The area was beautiful and very refreshing. The air was so clean!



Before we headed back, our bus driver stopped the bus again so we could enjoy the view of the Mississippi river away from the city. I'm really glad he did that!



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That same night, we did a ghost tour of the French Quarters hosted by the Haunted Mystery tour guides who offer several kitschy tours about vampires, ghosts and voo doo. Even if you don't believe in the paranormal, I think most people will find these tours entertaining and pretty historically informative.



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In fact, before our ghost tour, we ate at a restaurant called Muriel's which has a room that has a table set up for its resident ghost. Apparently, the restaurant's former owner committed suicide by hanging himself and began to haunt the place. He made food and silverware disappear. Now that he has his own private table, he no longer bothers the other customers and employees. His table gets refurbished with food and wine everyday; supposedly, the food and wine disappears every day! People can actually visit the room with the table, but no one else is allowed to dine on it at all. Just Mr. Ghost himself.