We woke at 10am with a very persistent housekeeping person banging on our door asking if we wanted our room serviced, and we hadn't even used anything yet! New Orleans was definitely better today, found a very nice place to have brunch in Jackson Square - cajun omelette with creole sauce. Then we did the river walk and took a narrated ride in a carriage around the French Quarter. It was very interesting and informative. We found out that the French Quarter was not flooded during Katrina as it is above sea level. Although it is below river level it was apparently not the river but a nearby lake that flooded. We saw the only two remaining buildings from the French settlement before a fire destroyed the French Quarter - one a pub and the other a monastery!
Dinner for me was Louisiana crab cakes and Graham had veal as we ended up at an Italian restaurant but we had a table on a balcony overlooking Bourbon Street. A band came down the road followed by many revellers, headed for Preservation Hall I think.
After that we visited many bars, most with live jazz, and we accidently went to a high class strip joint disguised as a cabaret. ;-).
Today we set out for the jazz buffet brunch but on the way we found jazz in the street,
and in the next block
and at a cafe so we sampled a poboy and a gyro instead!
We wandered around French Market till it was time for a drink and more jazz with Steamboat Willie at Musical Legend Park. What a fantastic place! Eat your heart out Kevin! ;-)
;-) Ann-a-Gram
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