By the time we finished unpacking necessities, using the washroom, getting changed and everything, we were staaaarvvving!!! Actually, let me correct myself. Even before we did all that, we were starving. We carelessly left our snack luggage at the Champaign Train Station, so we didn't have food on the train ride. We were too stubborn to pay for the super-expensive train food, but I managed to steal waters for all of us. [Shhh.... don't tell the Captain]. Boy oh boy though, it was a rough 19 hour train ride to say the least.
Okay, so anyways, we were done getting ready and we were sooo ready to cop some grub! Along the way, I took some time to admire some of the houses around New Orleans.
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| Beautiful, Colorful House |
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| Beautiful, Colorful House |
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| Beautiful, Colorful Sign to a Restaurant.....that was closed |
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| Beautiful, Colorful Decoration on Someone's Fence |
I loved the variety around the whole city. Unlike Chicago, where I'm used to seeing houses that are exactly the same, every house and restaurant here had its own flavor and personality. Even if structurally, they may be similar, the paint job and decorations and this and that are all completely individual. Every house had a life of its own, and it was so awesome to see how intricate and amazing some designs could be.
Well, after about an hour of admiring houses that don't serve food and restaurants that are closed, we finally found a place that was open--Voodoo BBQ & Grill. Ohhh yeahhh!!!
This is a chain restaurant and it may not be the best taste of New Orleans, but we didn't care. We were hungry and it was good and we didn't have this type of stuff in Chicago.
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| The Graveyard Platter w/ Brisket, Jerk Chicken, Corn Pudding, Garlic Bread, and Voodoo BBQ Sauce |
I hate taking pictures of food b/c my camera phone has the poorest quality known to modern civilization. Even though the picture doesn't do it justice, believe me, it was delicious!! I am drooling right now just thinking of it.
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