Ghost Tour (Elective Post)

Today, I have decided to elaborate more on the ghost tour that I was able to attend at the beginning of my trip here in New Orleans. This tour was excellent and really changed the way that I saw New Orleans! At the beginning of the trip, our tour guide explained to us that there has been many tragic deaths here in New Orleans. Natural disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina, have caused many fatalities during unimaginable times of terror. Our tour guide explained that deaths such as these have caused New Orleans to have many spirits left behind and have caused the city to become haunted. One of the first stops on our trip involved stopping at a hotel that was haunted. It was explained to us that the hotel would have many different dances back in the 1800s. Due to a tragic death, the hotel became haunted and our tour guide explained to us that many of the hotel rooms that are still open for people to stay in today are haunted as well. We were also told that there is a disclaimer to anyone who decides to stay in the hotel that they are at their own risk for staying in the rooms that they choose. This was very eye opening to me, as I couldn't imagine staying in a place like that. We also were told stories about the famous Voo Doo Queen and were able to see different homes throughout the city that belonged to many different famous members of New Orleans (including Brad Pitt). My favorite part about this tour wasn't the scary part of it, but was that I learned a lot about the history of New Orleans and why it is so haunted.  

One of Brad Pitt's many homes

Until next time,

Hannah