On Saturday we went as a group to New Orleans. This time we did the touristy things. We drove down to the French Quarter and spent the day there. We got beignets at the Cafe du Monde, apparently world famous. They were quite good. Reminded me of ole boilen. I walked around in the morning with four other men, who didnt have their wives with them. We took a mule carriage ride around the French Quarter. It was not hit hard by Katrina. Which is a good thing, because a lot of the buildings are 150-200 years old. The French Quarter is a national historic site, so the faces of the buildings cannot be changed, just restored, and permits must be granted before any work is done on the buildings, interior or exterior.
In the afternoon I walked around with Mike. We sat in some parks, had a snack at a coffee shop and walked up and down the streets. After a while, it all seems the same. There are lots of similar shops with souvenirs and clothes.
The Cornstalk Inn
The reason they call it the Cornstalk Inn.
The view down a street.
Plants on a street corner.
My lunch, gator kebob.
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Mom says that Dad said the same as you, "It all looks the same after a while!. We also enjoyed the beignets (and the coffee) at the Cafe Du Monde.
you didn't try the gator kebobs, dad? how were they, reuben? i've never tasted gator.
yeah! tell us about the gator!
gator kebob's eh. hmmmm, taste like chicken ????
Actually, it was gator sausage, so it was too spiced to actually make any distiction in taste. Tases like sausage.
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