Ok, so I'll say up front, there isn't a lot of news today. I was awoken several times during the night by cop sirens and shouting outside my room, but I couldn't be arsed to investigate as that kind of behaviour has long since become the norm. Instead, I rather huffily covered my head in the blanket and assumed that the kerfuffle would go away. Which it did. Then it came back again. Anyway, a disturbed night didn't put me in much of a mood for high energy exploring.
All that said, I have to say I've enjoyed Mobile very much indeed. Much more the small town feel that I'd been hoping for and a little like Savannah in that respect. It's a really nice place with plenty of upmarket bars (unvisited) and a few locals places, which is more my thing anyway. Again with the ethnicity thing - I'm rather ashamed that I have come to notice this - but I had a splendid evening in a locals bar where I once again stood out but with the benefit of feeling like it was authentic and real. I was made to feel very much at home.
I visited Fort Conde today, which wasn't actually Fort Conde, but a 4:5 scale replica, not even on the original site of Fort Conde. ...If I'm being honest, even I wasn't able to get too enthusiastic about it. It was a bit naff and fake and twee. But there you go, it was the only Fort Conde in the vicinity, and I got to see some fake guns and some fake bastions, and was reminded of the whole Louisiana purchase thing, which is an interesting part of American history.
I'll be sad to leave Mobile, it is a really nice colonial town with a good feel about it. but I have New Orleans to look forward to next.
Fort Conde. ...Except that it isn't.
A cannon. I won't go into the technical details.
For those that really can't decide if they want starter or dessert, America has solved the problem. Both on one plate.
All that said, I have to say I've enjoyed Mobile very much indeed. Much more the small town feel that I'd been hoping for and a little like Savannah in that respect. It's a really nice place with plenty of upmarket bars (unvisited) and a few locals places, which is more my thing anyway. Again with the ethnicity thing - I'm rather ashamed that I have come to notice this - but I had a splendid evening in a locals bar where I once again stood out but with the benefit of feeling like it was authentic and real. I was made to feel very much at home.
I visited Fort Conde today, which wasn't actually Fort Conde, but a 4:5 scale replica, not even on the original site of Fort Conde. ...If I'm being honest, even I wasn't able to get too enthusiastic about it. It was a bit naff and fake and twee. But there you go, it was the only Fort Conde in the vicinity, and I got to see some fake guns and some fake bastions, and was reminded of the whole Louisiana purchase thing, which is an interesting part of American history.
I'll be sad to leave Mobile, it is a really nice colonial town with a good feel about it. but I have New Orleans to look forward to next.
Fort Conde. ...Except that it isn't.
A cannon. I won't go into the technical details.
For those that really can't decide if they want starter or dessert, America has solved the problem. Both on one plate.
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