A word on Plantations

I was thinking about plantations yesterday. I have a friend who works at one that I stayed the night in and she reminded me about the time I spent there and other plantations. For me, plantations are great to see and learn about. They're a part of history and a time of history that I love but never really got into much detail about in school. When you go to see plantations most people go for the tours and pictures and the stories that surround them. Those are good reasons to go, don't get me wrong. For me plantations are places where time just seems to stop and all the worry, stress and cares you had before you stepped onto the grounds just vanish. They don't melt away, they simply vanish into thin air and you don't see those cares until you get home. I have been to seven plantations and there is one plantation that I really felt time stand still. That was the Myrtles Plantation. Yes it is named one of America's most haunted homes but really it has a whole other side to it. The phrase "the difference between night and day" is the definition of Myrtles.

The very first two plantations I visited was for a school field trip and I wasn't fascinated by them as I am now. I hope to return to those plantations and feel the fascination.

There was one plantation that seemed to follow me everywhere I went, Oak Alley. It is a very stunning plantation, a very elegant lady. Another elegant plantation is Nottoway Plantation. It is known as the White Castle of Louisiana and is also and bed and breakfast.

The last very elegant plantation I visited was Rosedown Plantation.Rosedown is a photographer's paradise. There are plenty of money shots all around the grounds no matter if you're taking a picture of the gardens or of the house (even when you're on the balcony there are money shots). I went crazy taking pictures. The gardens of that plantation I envy. They are so beautiful, they're jaw dropping. I was in a complete state of awe just by being in the gardens. Oakley Plantation is beautiful for it's artwork, museum, the inside of the house and the garden it has. The outside of the house gives it the look of a very boring plantation but in fact it's rich with beauty on the inside.

Plantations are wonderful to visit and a great place to escape the mundane things. Time stands still when you step onto the grounds of plantations. They are places where I wish I could go back and unwind from all the stress that builds up from school. There are a few plantations I would love to go and revisit or even visit for the first time. But Mrytles is at the top of my list of plantations to return to.