NOLA which stands for New Orleans,
Louisiana.
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New Orleans, LA. - We got to New Orleans and found a really nice
hotel right in the middle of everything. it was within walking
distance to all the hotspots and we got a room with a great view of the
mississippi river.
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the famous Mother's restaurant, which was recommended to us by Jimmy
Morris who spent a year in NO with the Katrina cleanup. |
The hotel also had a rooftop pool, and some nice glass elevators that
shot through the roof of a mall and up up up. Kath and Trish
had this thing where they would jump for joy and kick up their heals at
any happy moment. for example look below.
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The famous Market Street. We met some interesting locals there.
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| After we checked into the hotel and got settled
in, we took a cab to Frenchman Street which was where the locals
recommended we go instead of Market St. They said its where the
locals go to listen to great Jazz away from the tourists. We went
there and we weren't disappointed. We heard some interesting brass
bands and had some good local beers. |
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| After drinking and listening to music for a
couple of hours we headed back to the hotel and after putting Kathleen
to bed, Trish and John walked to Market Street to see what that was all
about. More great music, characters and beers. The day after
some much needed sleep we went back to Market Street for a daytime
visit, this time with Kath. As we turned the corner on our way
there, there was a band playing in the street in front of the local
footlocker. |
Kath kicks up her heels. |
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one of the places that was recommended to us by Tony G., who is a yearly
visitor to New Orleans Jazz Fest. |
Tony G. recommenend we go to
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop -- built
between 1722 and 1732 by Nicolas Touze, is reputed to be the oldest
structure used as a bar in the United States.
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We stopped in a number of bars, including a gay
bar, and a bar that had a hula hoop contest that Kath won.
The girls were offered free pole dancing lessons by the owner of a strip
club and John was offered a free pole dancer. All parties
declined. |
Many people were telling us we had to take the
trolley car, "you must take the trolley car". The only problem was
they didn't tell us where to take it to.
Another leg kick opportunity |
After taking the trolley further away from downtown with no destination
in mind we jumped off in the middle of nowhere. Luckily there was
a nice micro brewery nearby for us to sample their wares. |
The girls however, wanted to re-enact the poster
from the grand canyon so here it is.
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That house on the right hand corner is the micro
brewery.
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They had a selection of hundreds of beers, including Brooklyn Lager.
There were three important sporting events ongoing during
the trip. One was the stanley cup finals, another was the Heat -
Thunder, and finally, the college baseball world series. The thing
that made it interesting this year was the suprise success of Trish's
alma mater, StoneyBrook. As a matter of fact, they pulled off
the big upset against LSU within miles of where we were driving as it
happened. It was a big story nationally, and in NOLA it was a huge story. In the
micro brewery I was telling the locals that Trish was a
Sea Wolf. They pretty much ignored me. |
After a few we decided to walk back to the hotel and saw some
interesting stuff. |
I forgot who this is a statue of but it looks like Tom Landry. |
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We headed back to hotel to rest up for a night
on the town again. Details to come
Check back for the Walter Ross and the street punks story. |