From New Orleans through Baton Rouge to St. Francisville, via Plantation Row - DEFINITELY worth the trip! We stopped at Oak Alley Plantation (http://oakalleyplantation.com/), where Jacques and Celina Roman built the home of their dreams along the mighty Mississippi. All I can say is "Two parts bourbon, one part homemade mint syrup".....one more thing off my personal bucket list! Don't worry, Mom, I bought some mint syrup to treat you to a mint julep when we get home! Since the legal drinking age is 21, the kids were treated to Abitas Root Beer, made with pure Louisiana cane sugar - quite a delightful treat! Three hundred year old oak trees lined the walkway to the front entrance of the home, an absolutely amazing site!
After we checked into a hotel here in St. Francisville, we headed out to supper at Magnolia Cafe where we all tried something a bit different - Jordan and I went for various types of po' boys, and Jessica had a fried shrimp sandwich.
Then, off to The Myrtles (http://myrtlesplantation.com/index.html) for the Mystery Tour. Lots of interesting stories about hauntings and visitations at different times, especially one about Chloe visiting on Hallowe'en! No excitement for us, though we will want to wait until we check out our pictures because apparently the camera may pick up things not otherwise visible to the naked eye. Unfortunately, we were unable to take pictures of the interiors of either plantation home, so we will have to rely on our memories (I'm screwed).
Tomorrow, it is back to New Orleans for a couple of days, where we are planning on doing a few tours, a graveyard/voodoo tour and a swamp/bayou tour by boat - the next couple of days promise to be a lot of fun!
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