Meeting My Friend At The Mississippi River & Going to St. Louis Cathedral

I walked to the Mississippi River in New Orleans. I was expecting lots to see, but it didn't seem there was much. I think this is where the Jazz Cruise Boats take off. I needed a picture since I was there, and asked a man having a cigarette. Was I disturbing his cigarette? I felt bad! Oh well, I need pictures! lol  He took it and I thanked him. We walked back to the main street together. He was leaving New Orleans to go back to Pensacola, Florida by car and was looking for a place to eat. I was looking for a place to grab coffee because my eyes felt as though they were going to pop out of my head from not sleeping. lol We parted ways and then so happened to have bumped right back into each other on the road, with neither one of us having found food or coffee. ha ha Then we started talking and walking when we reached outside of St. Louis Cathedral. Shall we go in? Lets!

St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans

St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans

We walked in St. Louis Cathedral and sat at one of the alters.  He name is Luke by the way! :P We started talking about  what people are not supposed to talk about: our beliefs in religion.  DUH DUH DUHHHH ( That's supposed to sound like a piano :P )  For some reason it felt very natural to talk about religious beliefs in church.  It wasn't to my surprise that he was brought up from a religious family because he is from the South. He was raised Baptist, and is not  now as religious as he was being brought up.  I told him that I have become more spiritual over the years than religious, even though I still consider myself Greek Orthodox.  I once went through a phase where I was dating this Jehovah Witness guy  ( long time ago now, back in 2006) which actually made me study my faith more. It was through him trying to show me his way, that I learned more about the Greek Orthodox faith. Over the last few years, I have felt God is larger than a religious group. I don't see how God who is LOVE would make all of us to destroy all of us. :)

  

We then found a place to go for coffee to chat. You think I travel a lot once a month? Well my friend Luke I met travels 40 weeks a year for his job! That's a lot! He likes it! I wonder if that's something I'd like to do? I know I liked traveling/living abroad for a certain amount of time and then liked returning home. Now I like the way I have a vacation once a month. I feel once a month traveling still gives me a balance to have my life at home and still play abroad living out my travel dreams. It's works! :P

We walked through the French Market......................

And spotted some Louisiana Hot Sauce! Woo hoo! Gotta Love hot sauce!

We were walking through The French Market as it was closing. It reminded me of the markets in Australia. :)

We walked into a really cool store where I found some beautiful crystals and things I call " Universe" stuff. :) I even saw Voodoo dolls for sale. Can't really say I'm into Voodoo! I found out Voodoo is actually a mixture of West African religion and Catholicism. I thought it was just sticking needles in a doll and hurting people? Didn't you? Go figure!!!  I never knew there was this big Voodoo lady named Marie Laveau who was known as the Queen of Voodoo who was from New Orleans. She was loved by a lot and dreaded by a lot. I would have like to have gone to her cemetery, but I was running against time. People go and put there hands to her grave and make a wish. hmmmm, it all happens for a reason. I didn't get a chance to research it while down, but definitely will now that I am back.

We walked a bit more together and said our goodbyes. He had a long drive to Florida and I wanted to sleep and eat, or just sleep not having slept from my plane ride over. It was lovely spending some time with hima nd learning about his life. I didn't get the same vibe as the man in the suit rubbing turtles chocolate on my camera who asked me to walk to the river :P   

Next stop: Dining at Arnaud's!!! :P