The Webbies go to Baton Rouge

So, I know I said I would be updating the blog at the end of the week, but I have a special blog to do so I figured that I would just post it now.

This weekend, we got ourselves out of the apartment and went for a little day trip to Baton Rouge. We were joined by my classmate Alex Wilson who happens to be Eric’s girlfriend. Baton Rouge is only about an hour away from Lafayette, so we had plenty of time to explore and see the sights.

A vehicle we saw on our trip. We felt it was only necessary that everyone else see the RV towing a truck which is carrying a motorcycle in the bed and a boat on the roof.

Our first stop was an old southern plantation known as Houma’s House. The property features a spectacular garden with lots of ponds and waterfalls. We didn’t actually go into the mansion, but we walked all around the grounds and through the gardens. (We figured that since we already live in a mansion back at school, it wasn’t worth an extra $10 to go see another one.)

First, the house:

Not a bad back porch

To the gardens!

Doesn't everyone have a gazebo on top of a waterfall?

Another waterfall

Me!

Yes, another waterfall

We decided that the sign was funny.

The happy couple

A bathtub under a horizontal tree

A cool looking bell

One of several other buildings on the property

Bird House

There was a cannon. A picture seemed necessary. 

Bad day to be a gnome

An even bigger gnome, still not faring any better than the last one

A leprechaun

Another cool bell

Eric and I with a thinker

Eric next to a monstrous tree

The hobbit in his natural habitat

The tree grew itself into the ground

?

I think someone stole the idea from the Webb Institute.

Alex and I at the fountain

Next, we decided we were hungry for lunch. Fortunately, we found a great restaurant only a mile and a half away from the plantation. The restaurant was called The Cabin. It is a 150 year old slave cabin that has been turned into an authentic Cajun restaurant. Eric had Crawfish Etoufee. Alex had gumbo, jambalaya, and black-eyed peas. I had gumbo and red beans and rice. We also split an order of fried alligator. We all enjoyed our food and the atmosphere of the restaurant was neat too.

Finally, we decided to head into the actual city of Baton Rouge. Not knowing where else to go, we decided to drive to LSU’s (Louisiana State University) campus and walk around for a while. The school has a large, beautiful campus and we all enjoyed a taste or “real college” for a change.

Well, I think that about covers our adventures in Baton Rouge. Hope you enjoy the photos and I’ll hopefully post again sometime towards the end of the week. I leave you with some shots of the sunset over the bayou.

 T.J. Brackin