Okay.......I am really late with my New Orleans recap, and since my to-do list has the bathrooms on it today, I will blog instead, LOL.
We woke up at 4am for our flight Wednesday morning. Got to the airport, had no problems, boarded the plane and waited the agonizing 45 minutes for the plane to taxi to the runway. My goodness, Newark was SO busy.
Coming in we flew over Lake Pontchartrain. Being that I had no CLUE about the geography down there, at first I assumed it was the Mississippi, but as the water kept going and going and going, I finally saw on my handy-dandy map (and heard murmuring from our fellow travelers), that there was a lake just north of N.O. The causeway on this thing was LONG. I don't know if it still is, but it has been stated that it is the World's Longest Bridge I really don't think I would ever drive on it......
We got to N.O., boarded the shuttle and started to notice that the highways are not black with asphalt, but they are all tan, and.....there were palm trees. It felt quite tropical to us, LOL. There were really no signs of either the Hurricane or Tropical Storm that had hit there about a week before we got there, luckily.
Coming down the highway we saw the SuperDome, and as we neared the French Quarter, I felt like we were visiting Atlantic City, where you drive through the *slums* to get to the *city*
When we first arrived, I was QUITE disappointed as the city was very dirty looking.....WHY did I want to spend my anniversary here. After looking through some guide books, and going out to eat, I felt much better about my decision, as the night came and the city came alive. At the Aft-Deck Oyster Bar, which was actually part of our hotel, I had my first Po-Boy. All it was, was fried shrimp on a french roll, but it was GOOD!!! Starting at this meal, John ate crawfish, in some fashion, for every meal except our first breakfast there, when he had a crab omelette instead.
We took a walk down Royal St, and came across a movie set, in the old courthouse. Unfortunately, as many times as we walked by, we NEVER saw any of the stars :-(
We ordered room service that night for dinner and I had a DELICIOUS Shrimp Remoulade (The classic remoulade is a brick-red whipped mixture of olive oil with mustard, scallions, cayenne, lemon, paprika, and parsley. It's served on cold peeled shrimp or lumps of backfin crabmeat.) and a piece of Creamy Pecan Pie. The next morning, it was our 10 year anniversary, so we headed to Brennan's for the *famous* brunch...(even though I've never heard of them) We spent $80 on two omelets, two mimosas and a bottle of Pellegrino. Expensive, much?? Our omelets were HUGE. I don't know if the waiter was kidding, I doubt it, but he said the omelets were made with 12 eggs each.......I had like 6 bites and was stuffed. So much went to waste. Then our waiter surprised us and bought us out this scrumptious triple layer choc cake for us and they all sang Happy Anniversary.
It was a little rainy, so we went to Walgreen's and bought our umbrellas, two for $5.99, what a deal!!! LOL We were going on a swamp and bayou tour. By the time the tour bus got to Westwego, LA, the rain had stopped and we had BEAUTIFUL weather for the rest of our trip. We saw a couple of small alligators, enjoyed the talk given by our cajun native, and enjoyed the scenery. The captain did mention how the bayou had about 3 feet of *extra* water from the hurricane and tropical storm, and that made it harder to get the *big guys* out by the boat. He did try to grab another alligator, though, and bring him on the boat. I was a little relieved that he failed in his attempt. He was definitely had a few screw loose.
Okay, I've wasted an hour on here, so I guess I should really get to my house work now......more to follow :-)
We woke up at 4am for our flight Wednesday morning. Got to the airport, had no problems, boarded the plane and waited the agonizing 45 minutes for the plane to taxi to the runway. My goodness, Newark was SO busy.
Coming in we flew over Lake Pontchartrain. Being that I had no CLUE about the geography down there, at first I assumed it was the Mississippi, but as the water kept going and going and going, I finally saw on my handy-dandy map (and heard murmuring from our fellow travelers), that there was a lake just north of N.O. The causeway on this thing was LONG. I don't know if it still is, but it has been stated that it is the World's Longest Bridge I really don't think I would ever drive on it......
We got to N.O., boarded the shuttle and started to notice that the highways are not black with asphalt, but they are all tan, and.....there were palm trees. It felt quite tropical to us, LOL. There were really no signs of either the Hurricane or Tropical Storm that had hit there about a week before we got there, luckily.
Coming down the highway we saw the SuperDome, and as we neared the French Quarter, I felt like we were visiting Atlantic City, where you drive through the *slums* to get to the *city*
When we first arrived, I was QUITE disappointed as the city was very dirty looking.....WHY did I want to spend my anniversary here. After looking through some guide books, and going out to eat, I felt much better about my decision, as the night came and the city came alive. At the Aft-Deck Oyster Bar, which was actually part of our hotel, I had my first Po-Boy. All it was, was fried shrimp on a french roll, but it was GOOD!!! Starting at this meal, John ate crawfish, in some fashion, for every meal except our first breakfast there, when he had a crab omelette instead.
We took a walk down Royal St, and came across a movie set, in the old courthouse. Unfortunately, as many times as we walked by, we NEVER saw any of the stars :-(
We ordered room service that night for dinner and I had a DELICIOUS Shrimp Remoulade (The classic remoulade is a brick-red whipped mixture of olive oil with mustard, scallions, cayenne, lemon, paprika, and parsley. It's served on cold peeled shrimp or lumps of backfin crabmeat.) and a piece of Creamy Pecan Pie. The next morning, it was our 10 year anniversary, so we headed to Brennan's for the *famous* brunch...(even though I've never heard of them) We spent $80 on two omelets, two mimosas and a bottle of Pellegrino. Expensive, much?? Our omelets were HUGE. I don't know if the waiter was kidding, I doubt it, but he said the omelets were made with 12 eggs each.......I had like 6 bites and was stuffed. So much went to waste. Then our waiter surprised us and bought us out this scrumptious triple layer choc cake for us and they all sang Happy Anniversary.
It was a little rainy, so we went to Walgreen's and bought our umbrellas, two for $5.99, what a deal!!! LOL We were going on a swamp and bayou tour. By the time the tour bus got to Westwego, LA, the rain had stopped and we had BEAUTIFUL weather for the rest of our trip. We saw a couple of small alligators, enjoyed the talk given by our cajun native, and enjoyed the scenery. The captain did mention how the bayou had about 3 feet of *extra* water from the hurricane and tropical storm, and that made it harder to get the *big guys* out by the boat. He did try to grab another alligator, though, and bring him on the boat. I was a little relieved that he failed in his attempt. He was definitely had a few screw loose.
Okay, I've wasted an hour on here, so I guess I should really get to my house work now......more to follow :-)
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