We concluded our vacation with a Saturday night stop in New
Orleans. Apparently, Commuter Husband and I have never been there together –
really must go back without minors.
FOOD
Our first stop was Felix’s on Iberville St. Our wait was
short even though there was a line already out the door. We went for the
obvious food choice: Char-grilled Oysters sitting in a huge pool of butter.
Commuter Husband, Oldest Son and Youngest Son gobbled up a dozen and then
Oldest Son ordered another dozen for him! We added Turtle Soup, Crawfish
Etouffee, Red Beans & Rice and Fried Pickles. And the obvious desert choice
was beignets at Café Du Monde. Oldest Son and Youngest Son were impressed with
the powered sugar volume!
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Across from Acme and so good! |
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Three oysters left and some bread to sop up the butter gravy! |
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Cafe au lait, beignets, hot chocolate, milk and coffee for Commuter Family. |
SIGHTS
We did brave Bourbon Street with the boys since it was still
daylight. I am afraid they received some questionable exposure – perhaps the
“banana shaped body part” strapped to the foreheads of two young men was uh,
um, hmmm … slightly embarrassing for me and obviously funny to my male
companions. We also saw several brass bands leading the way for celebrations, a
big ass beer (yes that was what the glass said exactly) and a silver painted man (head to toe) who flipped off a passerbyer.
It was at this point that we quickly turned off Bourbon Street and
onto St. Charles to walk through Jackson Square. A full wedding party was coming
out of the Saint Louis Cathedral and with another full brass band leading the
way. Youngest Son wanted his fortune told but $30 was more than he was willing
to spend.
We wrapped up our evening browsing through Peaches Records.
Youngest Son wanted the $31 Queen record but settled for the $10 Bon Jovi CD.
As we walked to our car, Youngest Son even caught some beads thrown to him from
a party bus.
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A 40th Birthday party dancing through the French Quarter. |
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Commuter Husband lived in NOLA as a child. He told us about meeting Al Hurt (middle) and Pete Fountain (right.) These statues are part of Musical Legends Park. |
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Commuter Husband and Youngest Son among so much vinyl! |
HISTORY
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