We got to White Sands National Monument at 7:30 in the morning and it was beautiful.
The sand is incredibly white and soft.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Texas
Opps!!
We decided to drive straight through Texas. Don't worry we are still alive, and it really wasn't that exhuasting. There just wasn't much to see there, or at least not much that seemed exciting. A lot of the exciting stuff is stuff we have in NY and CT too. We are on a quest for new and different. Sorry Texas. We did stop at an I-Hop for dinner and got to see a bunch of guys in straw hats.
We decided to drive straight through Texas. Don't worry we are still alive, and it really wasn't that exhuasting. There just wasn't much to see there, or at least not much that seemed exciting. A lot of the exciting stuff is stuff we have in NY and CT too. We are on a quest for new and different. Sorry Texas. We did stop at an I-Hop for dinner and got to see a bunch of guys in straw hats.
Swamp Tour
It was a ton of fun, but no big gators just little ones.
Well I tried to upload a video, but it is taking more time then I have. I will try again the next time we have internet available.
New Orleans
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.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Day 8
I discovered this morning that the Mobile posting doesn't work well for anything longer than a sentence.
I will start with a quick blurb about Nashville, which was really a beautiful city. There is literally music in the streets, all country of course. It really is a city with a rhythm.
There is a whole street full of Karaoke Bars, where wanna-be singers and musicians come to "make it big". The doors hang open and the music pours out into the streets.
We decided to splurge a little and payed for a trolley tour. It was worth it, $12 and we got to see most of the city without getting a bad sunburn or over heating. The high for the day was around 95*+ in the sun.
This is the Parthenon (replica) it is the only full scale one around today. They filmed that J. C Percy and the Olympiads movie here.
Our first camp site brought to light the long standing issues of ordering things on-line, what you can't see and touch you can't be sure of. This site was about the size of the car, not so bad, but then add in that it was on the side of a hill and well half of it was a picnic table, and you're left wondering where do I put up a tent. We were able to get it switched for an extra $4, which made the total for the night $14. The bonus of the move, not only could we now put up the tent we were also much closer to the bathroom :) .
Today was a long day of driving, and a big change from the original plan.
Plan was:
Drive to Memphis and check out the city, then drive a little more and crash for the night wherever we can find a place.
What really happened:
Drove to Memphis and wow! There really isn't anything to see. Everything is hidden away or costs money, even the Museums. There are a lot of Museums. Memphis has truly fallen on my list of interesting places, but I am less surprised that there are no places to stay near there.
We decided to keep on driving to New Orleans and stop when we felt like stopping.
Road Trip info:
Stopping at Welcome Centers can be very beneficial. We stopped at the welcome center in Mississippi and felt very welcome. Two lovely ladies welcomed us to the state and offered whatever knowledge they had about camping along the I55. Sadly the places to camp are either RV parks, or state parks which require reservations.
I will start with a quick blurb about Nashville, which was really a beautiful city. There is literally music in the streets, all country of course. It really is a city with a rhythm.
There is a whole street full of Karaoke Bars, where wanna-be singers and musicians come to "make it big". The doors hang open and the music pours out into the streets.We decided to splurge a little and payed for a trolley tour. It was worth it, $12 and we got to see most of the city without getting a bad sunburn or over heating. The high for the day was around 95*+ in the sun.
This is the Parthenon (replica) it is the only full scale one around today. They filmed that J. C Percy and the Olympiads movie here.Our first camp site brought to light the long standing issues of ordering things on-line, what you can't see and touch you can't be sure of. This site was about the size of the car, not so bad, but then add in that it was on the side of a hill and well half of it was a picnic table, and you're left wondering where do I put up a tent. We were able to get it switched for an extra $4, which made the total for the night $14. The bonus of the move, not only could we now put up the tent we were also much closer to the bathroom :) .
Today was a long day of driving, and a big change from the original plan.
Plan was:
Drive to Memphis and check out the city, then drive a little more and crash for the night wherever we can find a place.
What really happened:
Drove to Memphis and wow! There really isn't anything to see. Everything is hidden away or costs money, even the Museums. There are a lot of Museums. Memphis has truly fallen on my list of interesting places, but I am less surprised that there are no places to stay near there.
We decided to keep on driving to New Orleans and stop when we felt like stopping.
Road Trip info:
Stopping at Welcome Centers can be very beneficial. We stopped at the welcome center in Mississippi and felt very welcome. Two lovely ladies welcomed us to the state and offered whatever knowledge they had about camping along the I55. Sadly the places to camp are either RV parks, or state parks which require reservations.
The Silent City
Arriving at Knoxville, before 8am on a holiday we were able to witness a city of near complete silence. The sound of rain, and an occasional birds wings fluttering were all the noises to be heard. It is a strange thing to be able to park in the middle of a city street and roll down the window to take a picture of the graffiti on the wall of near by building. Cities are often seen as bustling and hurried, but this one morning this city was at peace.
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