Gramercy, Louisiana Travel Photos
November 24, 2007
We were fortunate to stop at this Plantation instead of all the others. One of the last Creole plantations, beautifully restored to its original color and indoor furniture, it gives an excellent flavor and background of the creation of New Orleans and plantation life.
The tours are given in both French and English, and are only $10. Our tour guide was very well informed and had actually met the family that had lived in the house.
The tours are based off of a novel written by Laura, the last person to run the plantation. You begin by entering into the basement where her family history is explained. Then a nice walk through the gardens before entering the house from the front doors.
inside they have restored the house twice, first when a fire destroyed 3/4 and then after Hurricane Katrina. Even so the house gives a feeling of how old the place is. One room was left showing the inside of the wall showing the mixture of European and African designs in the house.
Walking out the back door we began to tour the old slave kitchens and houses, it was amazing to see how a small living room and bed room would suffice for a family of four or more.
At the end of our tour the guide offered everyone sugar cane to munch on. This tour was chock-full of information, and extremely different from any other American plantation. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to see a real Louisiana plantation that still rings with the vibes of of a Cajun/Creole lifestyle on a riverfront property.
The tours are given in both French and English, and are only $10. Our tour guide was very well informed and had actually met the family that had lived in the house.
The tours are based off of a novel written by Laura, the last person to run the plantation. You begin by entering into the basement where her family history is explained. Then a nice walk through the gardens before entering the house from the front doors.
inside they have restored the house twice, first when a fire destroyed 3/4 and then after Hurricane Katrina. Even so the house gives a feeling of how old the place is. One room was left showing the inside of the wall showing the mixture of European and African designs in the house.
Walking out the back door we began to tour the old slave kitchens and houses, it was amazing to see how a small living room and bed room would suffice for a family of four or more.
At the end of our tour the guide offered everyone sugar cane to munch on. This tour was chock-full of information, and extremely different from any other American plantation. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to see a real Louisiana plantation that still rings with the vibes of of a Cajun/Creole lifestyle on a riverfront property.
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After visiting the Laura Plantation we asked if there was any true Cajun food around. They pointed us in the B&C Seafood direction. We really shouldn't have gone.
As we entered the entire building was filled with smoke and it irritated my eyes the entire time. After waiting a long time probably 25 minutes or so, the waitress finally came. I felt adventurous and ordered some alligator. My first time as a tertiary consumer hahaha.
However my excitement began to fade after 40 minutes of waiting. Finally they brought out my dad's dish which looked gooey, and after trying it I thought the craw fish they used tasted frozen. When my dish came out about 15 minutes later, just as my dad was finishing up his last bites, it was really disappointing. Just some cube blocks of meat in tomato sauce over rice.
But what I can say for this place is that we met a lot of local people that told us about their experiences through Katrina. For them, the wait didn't seem like such a big deal so it might just be some of that Southern time lag easy going attitude that is not meant for Northern tourists.
As we entered the entire building was filled with smoke and it irritated my eyes the entire time. After waiting a long time probably 25 minutes or so, the waitress finally came. I felt adventurous and ordered some alligator. My first time as a tertiary consumer hahaha.
However my excitement began to fade after 40 minutes of waiting. Finally they brought out my dad's dish which looked gooey, and after trying it I thought the craw fish they used tasted frozen. When my dish came out about 15 minutes later, just as my dad was finishing up his last bites, it was really disappointing. Just some cube blocks of meat in tomato sauce over rice.
But what I can say for this place is that we met a lot of local people that told us about their experiences through Katrina. For them, the wait didn't seem like such a big deal so it might just be some of that Southern time lag easy going attitude that is not meant for Northern tourists.
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