This is really a neat and very unique city. The buildings remain beautiful, even after all the years of weather troubles. walking through the french quarter is like walking through another world. Although I would advise anyone with an innocent mind to stay far from Bourbon St. Yes there is a lot of music and culture, however mixed in with that there is a lot of things I myself would have loved to avoid seeing.
We took a ride in a carriage and got a very entertaining history lesson. My favorite story had to be the one about the balls. You see the upper class ladies would have great balls, but never invited the hmm.. Jezebels. Finally the Jez girls started throwing there own much more exiting balls (better music). The Ladies from up town decided to sneak in since the all wore masks to these parties they didn't think anyone would notice. The Jezebels found out and had the law raid the party, turns out you had a special piece of paper that basically held you to your part of town if you were a Jezebel. Those upper girls didn't have the papers and were all arrested for being there... how embarrassing. It was all because of the Jazz those girls were playing.
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