or Nawlins, depending on who’s talkin’ We drove down to New Orleans to catch a cruise from the New Orleans port. It’s about a 10 1/2 hour drive for us. Very doable since you know how SuperGuy and I love road trips.
I love New Orleans. It’s such a mix of the old and the new.
Struggling to recover from Katrina.
Ah, Cafe Du Monde beignets. They’re not just for breakfast anymore!! (ask me how I know…no, don’t! Especially don’t ask me how many I had to eat while in New Orleans a mere two days…)
Quaint street lights around the French Quarter.
Trolley cars running from the Quarter to the Garden District. (No, I was not trying to kill SuperGuy here…the trolley had already passed us.) Note the jacket AND sweater. It was a bit chilly that day.
You have to be careful of the killer crayfish though! (or do you think that’s a lobster? Nah, a crayfish.)
My favorite hotel, the Monteleone. (which we didn’t stay at this time because I couldn’t find a deal for it and it’s $$$. We stayed at The Iberville Suites, which were very nice.) We did manage to hit the bar at the Monteleone for martinis though. They have a rotating, circular bar where you look out on the street. Very nice.
Ah, and my beloved Abita beer. Lots of it. A small, local brewery down there with The. Best. Beer. Period.
Sunrise over the Mississippi. Beautiful, isn’t it? Did I mention that I big puffy heart New Orleans?
Tomorrow, scenes from the cruise on the Carnival Triumph.
by Kay~Kacey on 10/29/2008
So, as usual, we do our driving trip thing. We drive. The kids sleep. See, it doesn’t really change at all as they get older…
Okay, I lied. The Geeky One actually woke up and drove part of the trip to New Orleans.
We walked along the river. Straight for…
Cafe Du Monde. We had beignets, of course. Love them. Can’t get enough of them! We’ve even been known to coax SuperGuy into making them at home. Occasionally. Have you had them? They are like the ultimate fried pastry thingie with powdered sugar on them.
Then we walked around the open market in the French Quarter,
doing our photography thing. (doesn’t it look like SuperGuy has a purse on his arm??? Which is oddly strange since I seriously believe he’s afraid of purses. Comes from having all sisters. He won’t pick one up, or dig keys out of one or anything. Purses are very scary things!) 😆
I digressed, of course. Then we ended up…
at Pat O’Briens. Who knew they were open during the day?? Never been there in the day time before, but I’ve sure been there to Pat O’Briens at night.
New Orleans is a wonderful, colorful, noisy vibrant place to visit. Usually a day or so will do me per trip! SuperGuy used to live down here so he really likes to come back and visit. We’re off on a cruise out of here now. Hoping to connect to the internet from the ship!
by Kay~Kacey on 2/12/2008
New Orleans. One of my favorite places. We used to have a farm out of New Orleans. I just loved that place. Anyway, how does New Orleans tie into this post? I know you are wondering just that very thing!
So this week, I was visiting my oldest son. You saw his very clean desk. Well, look at this on top of his desk.
Yes, a hurricane glass from Pat O’Briens in New Orleans. Why does that make me smile, you ask? Should a mother smile at her son’s drinking? Does that make me a bad mother? Am I a bad influence on him? Do I have ANY influence on him??
Well, I guess I have SOME influence over him. Here we were in New Orleans this summer, having a great time! (2 of five boys, the ones over 21…oldest son on the right with the cap, next oldest the left.) Anyway, he carefully guarded that glass the rest of vacation. Considering the hubbub that was that entire trip, it’s a miracle the glass survived. Now it sits on his very clean desk. In his very clean and nicely decorated apartment. I think #2 son kept his glass too…I so should have kept mine. Though to be perfectly honesty here, I already have a few of them from other trips. 😉
