7. Go to Cafe du Monde for a beignet and cafe au lait
The first time I went down to New Orleans one of the very few things I wanted to do was go to the famous Cafe du Monde for a beignet and cafe au lait. Unfortunately, we were not able to fit it in, so when I decided to go back down for another mission trip I made sure that everyone knew this was what I wanted to do. On the last day of our trip we had hours to kill before we had to be at the airport so we headed in to the French Quarter to relax and shop and enjoy the gorgeous fall weather. I dragged the two other women on the trip with me. There was a huge line, as to be expected for such a huge tourist spot on a Saturday morning. However, the line moved quickly and we had a man serenading us as we waited. Finally we got in and made our way through the crowd of chairs and tables to a small table where the waiter/server was just finishing cleaning off the powdered sugar from the previous guests. We sat and placed our order and then sat back to enjoy the ambiance. Everyone around us seemed to be happy and not in a rush and I was getting very excited. I know this might seem silly to you, but do you know how you associate food with a certain place? Like, you should eat a baguette in France or chocolate in Switzerland? And keep in mind this was something I had wanted to do for a year. We finally got our order and I took that first sip of bitter chicory and milk and my first nibble of powdered sugar and fried dough. Fantastic! The sweetness of the pastry complimented the coffee perfectly and the mess of the sugar was worth it. I actually just printed out the picture I had someone take of us and put it up on my wall at home. I hope some day to get back down there and have this experience again. Yes it's touristy but so much fun.
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