Today was an awesome day! I finally got some sleep, so I wasn’t
such a crab apple today while experiencing the city. There were so many interesting
things that we seen on todays tours. I honestly
don’t think that I could pick out just one favorite part because I just loved
them all. While walking with Melvin I
was extremely impressed with his knowledge of the city. I really wish that I lived in a location that
I felt a want to know more about. As he strolled
us through the streets of the French quarter, I felt like I was in a whole
different century. The architecture here
is just so interesting. I found myself
just staring at the building wondering what it would be like to live there. I want to know every single story of every building. I also really enjoyed learning about the cemetary, and how they encorporated the design of the French Quarter into the the desing of the cemetary. I also enjoyed this because my partners mom is a mortition and chatholic so it kind of made me happy to take pictures, and share the knowledge I had learned from that.
My favorite part about yesterday was the ghost tour. While I don’t personally believe that ghost
are House on Hackman’s Hill. When we were at the restraint that had the
private dinning room for the ghost, it completely reminded me of that. I also loved the fact that our tour
guide was French. Her accent I feel
added to the ambiance and made it a little scarier. Her approach to stories were amazing, she
wasn’t overly trying to scare us, and she kept it humorous and I always like a
good laugh.
My favorite part of the ghost tour yesterday though, was the
one about Madame La Laurie. I am so fond of this story because of the
television show, American Horror. Season
three was called the “Coven”. This
season also just happened to have one of my favorite actress, Kathy Bates. In the show, Kathy Bates plays Madame LA Laurie. So it was 2 of my favorite things put
together, a ghost story, and Kathy Bates.
So, getting the chance to see the house is literally a check on my bucket
list. This excites me because I
honestly didn’t think I would get a chance to see it till I was done with
school, and could afford to travel here.
During the
tour as we went place to place I could feel my excitement building. When we got there, it was even more grand than
I expected. I do have to admit though,
despite me not being a believer in ghost, that house still freaked me out from
all the horrible happenings. When I gazed
at the boarded-up window that was at one-time Madame La Laurie toucher chamber I
got chills down my back and goose bumps all over my body. I can’t lie it really freaked me out. The only thing I wish, is that we got a
chance to go inside. I wish the current
owners would turn it into a museum of some sorts or turn it in to a haunted bed
and breakfast.
