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I woke up incredibly early today. 7am to be exact. Erika stayed in bed while I went to get a quick breakfast from McDonalds. I came back and we ate breakfast in the hotel room, and I stayed up until about 9:30 or so. I then feel right back to sleep. I slept and slept and slept until about 1:30 in the afternoon.

After we got up and out of the hotel we took a stroll through the french quarter. We walked into a used book store. It was a small little place, but it had more books piled from floor to ceiling than I think most libraries have in their entire collection. The placed smelled like old books. Not a bad smell, not sour, not musty, but more of a distinguished smell of fine literature.

After we left the book store we went back down toulouse street to a the Magic Bus Record company. Tons of old records, used and new. CDs from the front of the store to the back. I bought Dave Brubeck’s Moscow Night. An album I haven’t seen in forever, and one that I don’t think is in print anymore. Of course I picked it up. Can’t wait to listen to it.

From the record store, we took off exploring the french quarter some more. Stopped into an “herb” store. Various sized glass pipes and bongs, $19 highlighters, I will let you determine why it cost that much! We walked by a lot of art galleries on Royal street, and saw some interesting people along the way.

After exploring for a little while we went back to the hotel. Of course as it seems usual now, we went to Cafe Maspero again and drank. The cheap beer and whiskey there just kept calling our names. And followed we did.

Checked out a couple of the local “gentlemen’s clubs” for their prices, might plan on going to one of them tomorrow. And then, as it seems usual now, we headed back to the hotel room and retired for the evening. Have a lot planned for tomorrow. Cafe Du Monde, St. Charles Street Car ride to The Garden District and Magazine street. Off to bed…