Maki ⌒☆’s Reviews > Villere House > Status Update

So far, so good.

She wasn't sure what could possibly make her want to brave the dirt and grime of Bourbon Street, but agreed anyway.

The answer is nothing. You should never want anything that badly.

(Also, the "why" is because of flooding. It's really not a good idea to bury bodies in the ground when you're 7 feet below sea level.)

After a brief introduction of the history and the why's of the above-ground cemetery, they traveled haphazardly through the raised tombs, weaving through narrow walkways that were maze-like in their seemingly unplanned paths.

True story - I once had a tourist ask me if you needed tickets to go walk around the cemeteries.

...including a massive Protestant church on the riverside corner of Canal and Bourbon.

I assume "riverside" means "eastern". Because neither corner of Canal and Bourbon is anywhere near the river. But, that's how Wikipedia describes it, as well, so...

Like when you're worried about missing your alarm clock and being late for something important and in your half-awake state you keep hearing the alarm go off even though there's an hour before you have to get up.

This is the secret behind my superpower of being able to wake up without an alarm.

It was so strange how they placed so much emphasis on everyone being at a similar level of drunkenness. No one wanted to be the drunkest person there, she supposed.

That's always incredibly obnoxious to deal with. Even more so when you don't drink at all. :/

Okay, book. I'm breaking one of my cardinal rules here, and reading a book set in New Orleans. Please don't disappoint me.