Please note: We in no way condone or are glorifying slavery by visiting this plantation! We visited for the trees, the grounds and one of the few buildings in Louisiana that are over 150 years old. Oak Alley Foundation makes sure to educate the visitors on the lives of those enslaved here and we can see what their lives would have been like. We study history so that we do not repeat it again!
Don't feel as though you have to explain yourself. It's a beautiful place. Nobody I know has ever glorified slavery, we should all learn from it as to not repeat the sins of our history. That is what it is, history. We, of course, don't like it, but should learn from it!
I didn't read all of this before commenting. It is great to hear that they do discuss the true history. Thank you for the disclaimer. It means a lot to hear people acknowledge the past instead of ignoring it as though it never happened. It acknowledges what an entire race of people endured and we should by no means discredit that
I can tell the direction you were heading in immediately on the intro of the Plantation. Its a shame that we as a human race have to tiptoe around subjects that at times had horrible histories or results. You folks did'nt build that plantation, own slaves or praise slave ownership, its just a beautiful place to visit.
I so agree with you we all need to know our history wherever we live in the world. History should be taught “warts and all”, it’s the way we can progress and learn from the past so it is not repeated. I love your videos take care all of you love from the UK xx
Oak Alley Plantation definitely is 'a must'. On our Antebellum Mississippi Riverboat cruise with American Cruise Line, we docked in front of the plantation. Like you said, a spectacular site. The history cannot be forgotten. You absolutely did Oak Alley the justice it deserved. Loved this video!!!
I appreciate your disclaimer and the fact that the Oak Alley Foundation educates it’s visitors but to discuss how pretty the grounds were and the feat of transferring those trees without addressing how it was done and by who directly in the video does a disservice to the true history of that plantation and those who suffered and died there. Slavery is the first and most important lens a place like that should be seen through and discussed. That is it’s most important history. It deserves more attention than a byline added after the fact.
My sister’s wedding was held at Oak Alley in the 1990’s, ceremony was candlelight right in the oak grove in front of plantation with reception inside. It was spectacular!
That was one of the two things I was going to do when I was in New Orleans and didn’t get to see. Thank you for the tour, the pictures were glam. Really enjoyed the night hang out with the family 🥰
The food is amazing there! And I enjoyed seeing the names of the slaves that were there so you don’t forget the history. I guess enjoyed isn’t the right word, it hurt my heart but I’m thankful the lesson is there.
Very enjoyable thx for the tour of the plantation the oak trees are beautiful. History is a wonderful thing although it’s not all pleasant is history is history. I hope someday soon we get to cross the border Louisiana is on my bucket list graveyards are my genre be safe and healthy.
So often what is most beautiful is also nearby and yet we never see it. We must never deny history but learn from it and move on. Did you see the yellow ribbon around the old oak tree? Nothing brings a family together more than travel. We have "lambs fry" in Australia which is lambs liver with lots of bacon and mashed potatoes smothered in onion gravy. Definitely an acquired taste.
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You get great food, great travel, great videos, plenty of fun and amazing reviews .... end result..... EECC Travels!!! again a great video, hope to see you again on cruising ... todays news...looking good from the CDC ... fingers crossed! ..keep up the great work!
Richard and I toured many of these homes on our Honeymoon in 1982. We actually picked up picnic food at the grocery and ate behind the house under the trees. After all these years we still find houses to tour. The only public one on the river road that we haven't toured is Laura. She's on our bucket list! The food porn looked delicious!
If you guys haven't been to Savannah, Ga. you need to come! So much history. And old downtown Savannah (Riverstreet area) you can walk around with your beverage of choice to enjoy and we also have a lot of local live music.
Where did you get the cool kabob fork for multiple kabobs, Very cool, Also sadly we discovered you guys right after The Tampa RV show or I am sure we would have met y’all. Safe travels
When you asked why people come here and you then were about to talk about why ya'll come here and I was thinking "the food", not the history. Lol But, then the very first scene was eating in the restaurant! 🤣
Did I hear some Blackberry Smoke in the background at one point? -- you folks are super cool and you've got good taste in music! Also -- if you ever have a chance, visit the Whitney Plantation in Edgard, LA it is the only plantation to tell its story through the eyes of the enslaved people. It is an eye opening tour and really thought provoking,
"Mom's is perfect and mine are all over the place" 19:37 Hey......In restaurants they call that "Rustic and Artisan" Kabobs and charge $10 more for them lol
Wait, did I hear my favorite band, Blackberry Smoke, playing in the background??? Also I just read an article about about the Boudin Trail through La... y’all should do that! Also also, I grew up not far from Alexandria in the huge Village of Simpson, when I was in Jr high we took a field trip to Fort St Jean Baptiste in Natchitoches, would love to see videos of it
BUC-EES! 🦫 I spent $150 last weekend going to six flags 🤦♀️ and just FYI BUC-EES is part of the destination not just a stop. we spend at least an hour there 😆🤣
Gotta get Boudin from Scott Louisiana, also never eat boudin with a fork pick it up and eat it like a sausage link lol side note boudin normally doesn’t have liver in it so there’s a good chance that’s the odd taste throwing it off. Just a Louisianan trying to help for future trips!
I loved Oak Alley Plantation, I enjoyed it being so elegant and mourned the conditions that kept it running during slavery and enjoyed the education from the staff too. I enjoyed the Oak Alley's restaurant too, but inside not during Covid. I could not get over how small the beds were!! Must have been short people. Tell the kid to try blackened it means it is spicy not burnt.
It's such a personal struggle. I want to see these places for their history, architecture, beauty. But I cringe at just knowing why these places exist. I haven't watched all the way through, so I'm wondering what the profits get directed to (other than maintaining the facilities)
Do you know what the boudain is really made out of. Blood sausage I an a Canadian were force to eat these with liver at home and I don't touch this no more.
I know I'm late in commenting, but y'all know I love your videos... I'm in the middle of studying for finals and making sure I stay above a 3.5 GPA... Why 3.5? I will graduate with "Honors" if I keep my GPA over that number... That means getting an A in at least 2 classes, and B's in the other 2... Alright, so... Good grief, Jason... Now I'm doing it...
Complaint!!! Why does Louisiana have the best looking bread pudding? I often skip it bc it's always looked like mush. Envious! I'd order that in a heartbeat. Edit: Jason using the butcher's knife as a steak knife, totally boss.
Just a side note kids those are called LIVE oaks...Not just oak trees! 😆 I'm a western girl born and raised but have lived all over the South when I was pretty new to the South we visited a Plantation in Charleston. My husband had to keep ducking down to go through the doorways and we couldn't figure out why this was as the tour went on the guide explained that prior to slavery men only grew to be about 5'6" @ that was considered a very tall man. But due to slavery the slaves had mixed race babies by what means she did not go into. So that is the ONLY reason the white man got taller in the United States!!!. Being from the West we don't have plantations we weren't even a state when the Civil War what's going on. There were still slave quarters on the plantation. It was pure culture shock for me. But I learned a lot of sad history. We also learned ALOT of white people don't probably even realize they may have great-great-great- grandparents may have Been dark skined! Again we LEARNED ALL of THIS on the GUIDED TOUR of that PLANTATION.. Great video thanks for sharing!p.s. compared to Europe they've got castles we don't because we weren't even around! United States is a very young country compared to Europe!
Agree with you 1000%. We aren't responsible for slavery and can appreciate the architecture and it's historical significance. You know, as adults should.
It's ridiculous that you think the disclaimer is ridiculous. This is their channel and they can choose to add a consideration of the many viewers that come to share in their travel adventures. Unfortunately, some historical events are hard to embrace or acknowledge but nonetheless it's part of life!
@@khismet Harder to embrace justification is a ridiculous excuse to be upset over something that happened over a century ago. That is unnecessary self-inflicted victimization of something that has not happened to the person. It would be absurd for me to freak out over a museum that displays racks used to torture women in the Salem witch trials because I, too, am a woman. If the museum glorified it and messaged it as bringing it back as a practice, yeah. That would suck but I still would not be a victim of the Salem witch trials nor are the descendants of the people who did the torturing or people who were against it but lived during that era. People who are sensitive about stuff like this need to check their limbic systems. Emotional intelligence is woefully left wanting in this environment.
It’s not cool to switch the lights off as the boys are trying to do something. I’ve lived in 2 different houses that are 100 yrs old and I’ve been to a church that was built 200 years ago. I live in the U.K. but it’s not normal for buildings to be that old cos ppl hate older buildings and other ppl love them. I remember going on a field trip where we we t to count rings on a tree and sims tress where a few hundred yrs but I didn’t count those. We cook kabobs and eat them off a stick. I’d do the Tabasco s’more 4 my bloke. He’s love’s very spicy stuff.
I live in “ The Boudin capital “ 😂🤣 There are 5 places down the road , all claim to have the best . Gotta admit not my favorite Louisiana cuisine lol .
Thank you. I am learning NC history in school right now and a book we read ended with a historical trip to a LA plantation so I was curious if it would be worth the trip to gain a deeper connection to our past. We definitely should not ignore it or not mention it as that is the worst thing we could do. We should honor those that lived through it. If you're interested, read "Blood Done Sign My Name". I just finished it for class and it was eye opening and really, really good. Thank you for the disclaimer. Unlike popular opinion I think it's an honor to hear folks acknowledge the past for what it was.
