That doesn't happen very often.
So, My Better Half and I decided it was time for a weekend away.
Nothing extravagant, mind you.
We rarely - if ever - do extravagant.
What we decided on was a weekend in the Louisiana Hill Country.
Not that there are many hills in Louisiana.
But there is a bit of hilly terrain about 30 miles north of Baton Rouge, in what is known as the Felicianas.
East and West Feliciana Parishes.
More exact, for our purposes, St. Francisville, La.
Population 1,712.
It's a town that's often referred to as two miles long and 2 yards wide, because it was developed atop a narrow ridge overlooking the Mississippi River.
Not much to it really.
But within that little community and the surrounding area are numerous old Antebellum plantation homes that date back to the late 1700s and early 1800s.
Quaint old homes. Bed and breakfast dwellings. Lots of interesting history!
So, we took off on Friday morning and made the short drive north.
Before the weekend was done, we toured 5 different plantation homes: Rosedown, Butler Greenwood, Cottage, Greenwood, and The Myrtles (the one that is supposedly haunted)!
Please pardon the quality of the pictures. We somehow managed to leave home without a REAL camera, so all these were taken with my handy dandy Black Berry phone.
In addition to touring the various plantation homes in the area, we also decided to trek about 20 miles west to the home of the Louisiana State Penitentiary.
Frequently known simply as Angola.
Where more than 5,000 hardened criminals reside - over 4,000 of whom will never reside anywhere else !
Just outside the front gates of Angola - which is as far as they'll let you go, unless they WANT you to go farther, is the Louisiana State Penitentiary Museum.
Very interesting place !
But not a place you want to envision anything more than taking a SHORT tour !
Yes, I know....it's hard to believe they actually let me out !
All in all, a very enjoyable getaway for My Better Half and I.
And one of the last free weekends I'll have for quite awhile.
Until next time...
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