The morning of our second day in New Orleans turned out to be stormy, so it was a good thing that we spent it at the Audubon Insectarium. The place is geared towards kids, but if you have an interest in creepy crawly things or, you know, science, then it's pretty fun. Hayley had to continue our tradition of posing in/around/like statues while on vacation.
The exhibit started out interestingly enough with a table devoted to the millipede and centipede. I learned that millipedes feel funky, and that Texas must contain half of the world's poisonous creatures (the centipede was from our great state).
There were bunches of tanks with live beetles, roaches, grubs, slugs and many more little insects and animals, but one of my favorite rooms turned out to be the one with all the dead ones in it. They had some beautiful displays, with the beetles and butterflies arranged in intricate designs.
Hmmmm. Yummy.
The last room in the exhibit was Butterflies in Flight, and like its name suggests, it was a sealed off area that housed live butterflies.
Before leaving, we went by the "Bug Appetit" room (ha ha, get it?), where we had the pleasure of tasting cinnamon mealworms and cajun spiced crickets. They weren't gross at all actually, since they cooked the shit out of them until they were crispy husks.
The weather cleared up while we were in the insectarium, so we decided to go for a walk in the quarter. Stopped by Royal Blend and had a super cool iced coffee in their super cool courtyard.
And then stopped by La Maison d'Absinthe to check out all of their cool antique glassware reproductions. I so love the absinthe sets.
AND THEN, I don't know what possessed me... maybe it was because I was turning 40 and trying to relive my youth... but I had to get an $8 hurricane from Pat O'Brien's. I don't know why I thought they put fruit juice in those things, but they so don't. It tasted like Hi-C punch. Granted, they were generous with the liquor, and at least they put it in a plastic cup so that I could carry it next door to...
... The Old Coffee Pot Restaurant, where I had the crab & corn bisque and Hayley ate a shrimp po'boy.
And here's the requisite parting shot of Bourbon, now complete with three(!) Larry Flynt establishments.
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