"Chow Down In Breaux Bridge"

As we continue on with our whirlwind trip to Cajun Country I want to say that I met some of the nicest people down there. Everyone is so friendly ! I loved hearing the Cajun dialect and I have to say these people have a good time whatever they're doing! :)








After our morning at the yard sales and flea market, we were cold and hungry. So we headed over to Breaux Bridge to look around for a place to relax and get some good Cajun Food..........

In the far left middle of this picture you will see a sign saying Janell's. We stopped in this beautiful shop to look around and found that the owner is from Magnolia, Mississippi which is not far from us. She was really sweet and we enjoyed talking with her. When we asked her if she could recommend a good place to eat, she said ; next door at Cafe Des Amis, which you see here.

We could hear the Cajun Music coming from here..........

When we opened the door, the placed was full of people dancing and having a good time! :)

Now I might enjoy this if I was looking for a good cup of coffee and a short sit down to observe the culture. I was looking for a relaxing meal however. NOPE, not here! (This picture came from the web)

We had seen a sign earlier for Mulate's. We LOVE Mulate's in New Orleans, so we went in search of it!

Turns out this is the original Mulate's and New Orleans was the second one.

They also have live music at night.........

The lunch crowd was gone so we had it pretty much to ourselves which suited us fine......

I loved the atmosphere and such pretty things hanging all around.........

A former LSU player's helmet graces the wall..............

I bet this place jumps when it's full...........They have a huge sign as you enter showing all the celebrities that have eaten here.

I had a bowl of delicious Seafood Gumbo with hot French Bread..........

Hubby got a Seafood Platter food with Stuffed Crab, Frog Leg, Fried Shrimp and Oysters and Catfish and a Shrimp and Crab Stuffed Bell Pepper...........

After stuffing ourselves with this wonderful food, we headed home. I was dreading that drive! HA! Here we are crossing the Atchafalaya Basin.......... This bridge runs 18.2 miles through the largest natural wildlife swamp in the USA.

Atchafalaya Basin encompasses 595,000 acres and is home to over 200 species of birds!

Also home of the Louisiana Black Bear..............

Would you look at that! No bumper to bumper on the bridge this time! :)

However that does not mean it was still an obstacle course! It was and it was worse that the first time!!

HAVE A GREAT WEEK EVERYONE !!!!!! :)