Day Off NOLA Style

We had our first day of on Saturday and it was super fun. Being able to sleep in was absolutely wonderful! After waking up I started my day with some cinnamon toast crunch. I would highly recommend doing that:) After everyone was around and ready a huge group of us headed for the bus stop. Riding on the bus is always fun because generally we take up half of the bus each time. After arriving at the french quarter we stopped for some McDonalds and then broke off into groups. I explored the city with Prachi, Dre, Kelly, Kelsey, Sadie, Alyssa, and Lama. We went to the french quarter and we looked at a ton of local art that lined the streets. We went inside The Catherdral of St. Louis and it was breathtakingly beautiful! High ceilings with art painted on top, intricute stained glass windows, hard wood floors. Just absolutely beautiful. After the catherdral we decided to stop for lunch at a local place called La Divina. I had a delicious sandwhich with mushrooms, eggplant and olives. After lunch we took in more of the city. We stopped and admired the architecture and the flowers and the the culture. We ran into a few other Bike and Builders on our way to the French Market. While there a man made some remark about my tan lines and then laughed lol Eventually we ran into Alex, Steph Sonia, Coleman and Edie and we all decided to take a trolly ride together. On the trolly we were able to tell lots of people about Bike and Build and get them excited about it all. Around 6 a large group of girls decided to head home and take showers before going out for a nice dinner. A group of 12 of us ended up eating at a local place called THhe Gumbo Shop. I had my reservations but it turned out to be delicious! I had the best garlic mashed potatoes and of course dessert :) Dinner conversation with Steph, Kelly, and Tiffany was lovely as always. After our nice layed back dinner we pilled 6 girls into one cab lol Alyssa, Kelsey, Prachi and I crammed in the back and Kelly sat on Christine's lap in the front seat. The cab ride was very enjoyable and we learned a lot from our cabbie. He is from Pakistan. He knows a lot about agriculture from living in that region. He holds a masters degree in law from his home country and he is very very proud of his children's intelligence. Getting to know him instead of just riding in the cab quietly has been one of the many many highs that are Bike and Build!