So since the Court of Two Sisters was too expensive for some people, we split up and found other places to eat at. I went with Shannon and Austin to the French Market, Decatur specifically, and I purchased half a muffaletta from Frank’s restaurant, which Shannon had half of and Austin had a bite as well. I was not disappointed in the sandwich, since I had had one two years ago and loved it. Shannon, on the other hand was a bit cautious, since she didn’t like olives, but she also liked the sandwich. Afterwards, the three of us walked into the French Market, and I bought a couple of posters of the Beatles, a Doors cd that my dad did not have, and a piece of slate roofing from one of the old buildings in the Quarter. The three of us met up with the rest of our group from earlier and started making our way back to the courtyard. I stuck with Shannon and on our way back we stopped in a variety of stores and bought souvenirs to take home.
So after cooling off for an hour at the courtyard, I showered and got ready for dinner at a local spanish restaurant called Lola’s. I usually don’t eat much spanish food, but I must say that this place was pretty good. I ordered the meat paella, and when it came after about 30 minutes, I immediately noticed the similarities between it and jambalaya. It was basically sausage and chicken mixed in with rice, and it contained more types of vegetables than just peppers. It also didn’t use a stock like jambalaya normally does, but used saffron rice instead. I really enjoyed, even though I didn’t finish all of it. I’m just sad that I left my to-go container at the restaurant and didn’t realize until we we’re too far away.