There is more to New Orleans than just bars and beads.
It’s also about ghosts…in bars.
Boo!
Blarney and I took a ghost tour that stopped at a haunted bar. Awesomeness. That bar was called LaFitte’s and was owned by a pirate. Rrrrrr….
We went back to see it in the daylight…where I saw this in the courtyard:
I think this lizard is the Pirate LaFitte reincarnated.
We also visited the grave of VooDoo Queen Marie Laveau. Here. Educate yourself.
New Orleans Cemetery Fun Fact #1: Nicholas Cage will be buried in the same cemetery as the VooDoo Queen. His grave is a pyramid.
New Orleans Cemetery Fun Fact #2: When the caretaker offers a tour and then locks you in the cemetery, don’t panic because OH-MY-GOD-YOU’RE-LOCKED-IN-A-CEMETERY-NEXT-TO-THE-PROJECTS-WITH-A-STRANGE-MAN-WHO-MAY-SACRIFICE-YOU-TO-THE-VOODOO-QUEEN. He’s just keeping the ghosts in and the hoodlums out.
I was afraid to take a picture of the VooDoo Queen’s grave, but I did buy lots of VooDoo Dolls.
That's Pinhead in the middle.
PS: Did you enter to win the Chocolate Zombie Bunny yet?
April 5th, 2012 at 7:40 am
We couldn’t get in the pirate bar when we were there. They were filming a movie. Very disappointing
April 6th, 2012 at 7:56 am
I heard they film a lot of movies there. I guess that means you’ll just have to go back!
April 6th, 2012 at 8:52 am
Absolutely, great city.
April 5th, 2012 at 8:51 am
I waaannntttt a voodoo doll!!!! Jealous. Times a hundred.
April 5th, 2012 at 8:59 am
Just when I thougth Nicholas Cage couldn’t get any creepier
April 5th, 2012 at 9:59 am
Dang. I’m coming with you next time!!
April 5th, 2012 at 11:26 am
Voodoo scares me.
I used to think it was fancy chocolate.
I still wanna think that actually.
I voted!!!
April 6th, 2012 at 7:56 am
I think everything is chocolate.
April 5th, 2012 at 1:18 pm
New Orleans is creepy and charming at the same time. I don’t mess with the voodoo stuff though. I wrote a post about a Navajo Medicine man and showed a photo of him and he brought my site down. Just be careful out there.
April 6th, 2012 at 7:56 am
That’s eactly why I didn’t take pic of the Voodoo Queen’s grave.
April 5th, 2012 at 5:12 pm
Pinhead’s adorable.
I voted, but I’ll tell you, they didn’t make it easy. I think I signed over my car and half of my 401K. So, since we’re talkin’ quid pro quo, if you win, I can expect you to give me a lift to the awards ceremony and it’s cool if I move in with you when I’m old(er)?
Good luck!
April 6th, 2012 at 8:06 am
I liked Pinhead so much that I got a little Freddy Krueger, too.
If I win, consider it done!
April 5th, 2012 at 7:32 pm
Lols so cool! I love horror stuff
Ghost tours are definitely fantastic
Happy Easter!
Choc Chip Uru
April 5th, 2012 at 7:42 pm
I think I now want to see all of that. No, I don’t think, I know I do.
Tim
April 5th, 2012 at 10:02 pm
cute voodoo dolls!
April 5th, 2012 at 11:49 pm
The one on the right looks kind of cute, like a Voodoo version of Hello Kitty, if you will. If you go to Key West, they have a fun ghost tour there, too!
April 6th, 2012 at 8:06 am
I’d really like to visit Key West! I was just talking about the other day with some friends.
April 6th, 2012 at 1:00 am
I’m adding “are you going to lock me in?” to the list of questions I ask whenever anyone offers me a tour of a cemetery. Or of anything, really.
April 6th, 2012 at 8:07 am
It’s a very good question. You’ll have to learn to tell if people are lying, too. Anyone who’s going to lock you in, probably won’t admit to it.
April 9th, 2012 at 2:52 pm
Is that for real about Nicholas Cage? I’ve always found him to be a bit of a tool. I like his sleepy eyes but the rest of him has gots to go.
April 12th, 2012 at 7:39 am
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