More New Orleans

One of the places we went to eat at was Arnaud's.  According to a book I've got on being in New Orleans, it says Arnaud's was opened in 1918 and has expanded over the years into 11 buildings.  I can well believe that since we walked and walked to get to our table (we had a nice view of passersby on the street).  We all agreed the food was YUMMY!  But be prepared with either a fresh credit card or lots of cash.  It is not the $1 menu at McDonald's after all.

For dessert I had some delicious praline glace.  My older sister and BIL decided to have Bananas Foster.  Here's Ashley doing the honors.

The couple at the next table got something that also required a flambe process.  I don't recall the name, but it appeared to be a dessert-style coffee.  All in all, we had a good 10 minutes of food/drink being set on fire, deliberately.

Seguing (awkwardly) to the topic of streetcars, here's a photo taken from the inside.  I do love the color of the wood of the seats.

Another place that we saw a lot of, but I didn't go to was the Civil War Museum.  From descriptions from my sister and BIL, they have a lot of personal items from Southern combatants.  I will admit, the style of architecture is not my favorite.  Much too red.  Much, much too heavy feeling.

There were a lot of street performers in New Orleans.  My younger sister and I laughed at some unintentional irony when we were in Jackson Square.  There were some musicians putting on an impromptu performance near the cathedral and very near to a sign reading 'Quiet, church zone'.  (Or something similar.)

On Thursday the 26th, I was wandering through the French Quarter.  I heard something that sounded like 'patter'.  It turned out to be a street juggler.  He had a fun sense of humor and was enjoyable to watch.  Here he is on what used to be called a 'Bongo Board' when I was a kid.  He's also juggling with knives.  (In front of a store that sells swords)

Needless to say, I left a nice tip in his tip jar.

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More fun times in New Orleans

Here are more photos from my family's Christmas trip to New Orleans.

One thing we did was ride the streetcars, a lot.  It was a fun way to get around town and doesn't cost much ($3) for an all-day pass.

We even got to see them flip the seat backs for the ride back. 

Keep in mind, if you want to go through the Garden District, you need to catch one of the green streetcars.  Also, part of the Garden District route is undergoing repairs so there's a bus shuttle in that section.

One nice thing, the streetcars have a leisurely pace so it's comparatively easy to take photos.  Here's a darling cottage in the Garden District.

One problem with photographing in the Garden District - trees.  So very many have large lovely trees planted smack dab in front of the houses.

At one point, the four of us were in the area of Tulane/Loyola Universities.  We took a very pleasant walk through a portion of Audobon Park.  Lots of people strolling and others who were getting their jog in to help offset the Christmas calories.  I love the live oaks (I think they were live oaks) with their branches stretching out and resting on the ground.

Our hotel (The Saint on Canal St) had some lovely Xmas decorations, but didn't go ALL out.

The trees in the lobby were lovely, but I really didn't realize how understated things were until I went to the Roosevelt Hotel to get a late lunch.  (Their Grown Up Grilled Cheese sandwich had 3 cheeses and tomatoes.  Yummy.  (Sound effect:  my jaw hitting the floor as I walked in.)

Oh. My. Word.  They really do it BIG.

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