Hello Bloggineers. We're at the Houmas House, and today we'll give you a tour of the plantation and gardens.
Nestled between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Houmas House allows visitors to experience the life of the wealthy sugar baron in the 1800's.
First we're going to check in at the gift shop.
It is the perfect place for souvenirs, cookbooks, high end gifts, and art.
Next we're going to explore the 38 acres of lush gardens.
And here comes our special guest.
Hi, I'm Beaver.
You know what beavers do?
I said you know what beavers do?
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We're passing by one of the three on-site restaurants.
This section looks very interesting.
This is the vegetable and herb garden.
So whatever they grow here, they served in their restaurant.
[Brother] I'm eating a tangerine from a tree.
Let's take a photo by the fountain.
[Brother] I'll just go here and you guys can go there.
[Brother] What?
Be careful so you don't fall in the fountain, Brother.
This is a submarine from the Civl War.
Let's go walk up to that bridge.
[Brother] Down!
It's time for dinner at the Carriage House.
This restaurant redefines the luxury dining experience, combining intimacy and comfort in a breathtaking atmosphere.
The Carriage House takes a contemporary progressive approach to the Louisiana cuisine, offering traditional Louisiana dishes with a twist.
I'm having the Louisiana style short rib, and Brother ordered the fish of the day, which is salmon.
I love the short rib.
It's really juicy.
The flavor is great.
And it's really tender.
A lot of short ribs I've had in the past are not tender, but this one is really tender.
And kind of fatty too.
And the grits.
It's the first time I've had Louisiana grits.
Actually it's the first time I've had grits.
At first I thought it was mashed potato.
The flavor is really unique.
Tastes great.
The meal was so yummy that I cleaned the entire plate.
For dessert, we're having a turtle cheesecake.
After the delicious meal at the restaurant, we're ready for the mansion tour.
[Guide] You're going to have to escort your mother in. Because a gentleman never ever let a lady go in unescorted. OK?
[Mom] You're not a gentleman. Try to be a gentleman.
I'm a rough man.
[Guide] Welcome to the sugar palace.
Build in 1840, the mansion is an excellent example of Greek revival architecture.
The Houmas House was name after the Houmas Indians, meaning read.
We're entering the dining room, which has many pretty decors.
Our tour guide is pointing out a fly catcher on the table.
Next we're checking out the ladies parlor.
Brother is going to entertain us by playing the piano.
[Guide] Good job!
There are many interesting pieces of art here.
And these two paintings will follow you around wherever you go.
Next we're touring the man cave.
This statue of Abraham Lincoln is worth $40,000.
Then we checked out the billiard room, and Brother is holding a dart.
We returned to the hallway, and we're looking up the spiral staircase.
Now we're going up to the second level.
In this room, we're looking at some creepy artifacts from a scary movie,
and memorabilia from a dog wedding.
It's time to go in the children's room.
The tour guide is showing us a baby chair that transforms into a stroller.
Then she highlighted a writing desk that is a perfect fit for Brother.
Lastly, the master suite.
The owner must really love dogs.
We see these toilets in many historical...
Ah! Creepy dolls!
This concludes our tour.
Now the golf cart is taking us to our room.
These cottages depict historic structures from the plantation era.
We're going to give you a tour of our cottage.
There's two queen size beds.
This room is gigantic.
A little living room area.
This is probably the biggest bathroom I've seen at a hotel.
It's a whole aisle down.
[Brother] And there's a rain shower!
[Brother] Look!
And I like how everything here is so fancy.
We had a great stay at the cottage last night, and now it's time to go get some breakfast.
We're back at the Carriage House for the meal.
We're starting out with the dragonfly biscuit.
And I'm going to eat it with pecan butter.
I'm having a Crawfish Benedict
with eggs on top, two hams, and green spinach dressing.
The breakfast is really really savory.
It's really good.
I think my favorite parts are the spinach dressing or whatever it is,
and the crawfish.
And the crawfish is nice and crispy.
And after breakfast we went to play with some turkeys.
We had a wonderful time here.
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