Sal and some Eminem rappin'!
I checked in my hostel, texted Sal and then headed to the Voodoo fest. I had a hard time finding a spot to park, and then had to walk for miles, but fortunately it was very easy to meet with Sal at the big VOODOO sign at the entrance of the Fest. Sal is an awesome guy! What can i say, as soon as I met him I knew we would have a great time. He is so cool and easygoing, we found ourselves talking about many things on our way to the main stage of the fest. It had rained a bit during the afternoon, so the City Park was all wet and muddy.
Eminem was already rappin' when we got to the stage. I am not a big fan of rap, but I had always found Eminem's music cool. I have to say that he is much better live! I knew many of the songs he did, so I had a lot of fun. One thing I liked about him was how he addresses the crowd, he is like shy, humble and with an attitude at the same time. Great entertainer. At the end of the concert me and Sal went chillin' out to a pizza bar somewhere near his hotel. There were many people already dressed in customes for Halloween. We did the protocolar toast for the meet-up with Tequila shots and then had some pizza which resulted to be great. We then had the chance to talk a bit more about ourselves and again I was very impressed with Sal's personality and sense of humor. We then called it a day and agreed to meet the next day.
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I was a bit reluctant to stay in a hostel in New Orleans since none of them have very good reviews, and some of the reviews were a bit scary. Anyway, I decided to give it a try, what's the worst thing that could happen? Also, this was going to be my first time in a shared bedroom, so I was prepared for the worst (like stoned-drunk loud teenagers throwing up in the middle of the night).
The hostel is in a rather dark neighboorhood but it is close to downtown and most places in New Orleans (not to a walking distance anyway). The guy at the front desk was a bit creepy but I guess it all added a bit of spookyiness to the Halloween holiday. I got my key, sheets, blanket and pillow and went to see my dorm. The bed was definitively small and the matress old and deformed. There was nobody else in the dorm at the moment, but later I found that I did have roommates. None of them was a problem, but I didn't have the chance to really talk to any of them. I had brought my ear plugs just in case, but noise was not a problem at all. I liked the dorm because it was split in two, so you would actually share your space with just other 3 people. I only had one guy in my room, but I never got to meet him.
The room and everywhere else was very clean, they did a good job. The showers were ok, but the door was a bit difficult to open/shut and the shower itself was too tall! I had problems adjusting to where I wanted it. Hot water was not a problem.
The parking lot for the hostel was kind of small, but I was lucky to always find a spot.
They had wireless internet at the lobby and you could store valuable items at the front desk.
This is definitively not a party hostel. I liked that. Overall I liked it and I would stay there again.
