Last week, my lady friend and I paid a long overdue visit to Galveston's bigger sister New Orleans. NOLA is commonly known as the Big Easy, mostly because during the prohibition era the town festered as one exquisitely large speak-easy. You see, the Feds had "difficulties" enforcing alcohol sales during this time. Oh well, huh?
Since I moved here in 2005, I've heard that Galveston is at times referenced as the Little Easy. Whether or not there's any real merit to this or not is left to be determined. Or proven for that matter. So I will now make a quite random attempt to do so.
1. A friend of mine from New Orleans has stated that Galveston is basically a mini-NOLA. This is probably my best argument.
2. Both NOLA and Galveston demonstrate devastatingly handsome examples of some of the finest architecture in the country. This again is not proven. Strictly opinion driven.
3. Tourism is the salt in the water. Did you get that? Or is it too esoteric?
4. Mardi Gras celebrations.
5. Hurricanes.
Now. I leave it to you good people of the inter-web. Speak up. Let me know why else Galveston may justify itself as the Little Easy.
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