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title: 'Day 5: New Orleans'
date: 2010-04-29T11:29:39+02:00
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## 2**11

Whoohooooot!

It is around 8:40 central time and we have passed 2048 mark. It feels like just yesterday that we crossed the 1024 mark. We are pretty sure that our next mark at 4096 will take a while but it is inevitable too :-)

Location : [Paulding, MS 39348](https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Paulding,%20MS)

**Posted by Pim van Pelt at 6:44 AM**

## Steamboat and Gumbo Pot


We arrived at New Orleans pretty early, around noon. I had checked us in to a hotel just off the airport at great rates, not knowing that actually there are two airports, one near city center and one int'l airport quite a far bit off. Not to worry tho, we checked in and 25min later we parked at the Westin hotel exactly opposite the casino. We walked over the riverside park to the french quarter and had a late lunch in the Gumbo Pot.

I have had better :) i think they just forgot Paul's order because when it finally came out (45min), myshrimp were rubber, the shell dried up and at disintegration point, but his fish was tasty. Oh well, at least we had the Josty-band type steam organ music to keep the annoyance, err, amusement level at a constant climaxial high.

I like the weather though, it feels about 25C in the shade, and a lot hotter in the sun. From the french quarter in New Orleans, LA, we salute you!

Location : [517 St Louis St, New Orleans, LA 70130](https://maps.google.com/maps?q=517%20St%20Louis%20St,%20New%20Orleans,%20LA%2070130)

**Posted by Pim van Pelt at 12:15 PM**

## Hand grenades and pirates blood

It is nice over here in new orleans' french quarter. We walked up and down Bourbon street after a tip from a guy in the parking garage, but somehow i think we would've found it all by ourselves.

We're in a bar called the funky pirate, yarrrr, the home of the famous Hand Grenade. What's in it, we do not know. However we have it on good authority by our barman Dave that if you drink 4, you will be dancing on the streets and women will show their tits (or be asked to, it is not clear) but if you drink 5 you will die.  So i ordered a pint because we have 16 more days to go.

There is a guy playing guitar and singing, very nicely, and the folks at the bar are pleaseant and only slighly drunk. All in all we are doing a good job here.

I have a peculiar feeling that my next blogpost will be in a drunken state. I apologize in advance :)

Location : [210 Baronne St, New Orleans, LA 70112](https://maps.google.com/maps?q=210%20Baronne%20St,%20New%20Orleans,%20LA%2070112)

**Posted by Pim van Pelt at 2:23 PM**
