*UPDATE: all pictures now on flicker badge...
Fog anyone?
10 years ago
29 October 2007
The Sights.
Here are a few photos taken around the city.
The Mississippi River & the Riverfront Trolley
Jackson Square
House in the French Quarter
Downtown New Orleans/Canal Street
I will be uploading all the photos, I will let you know when this is accomplished!
The Mississippi River & the Riverfront Trolley
Jackson Square
House in the French Quarter
Downtown New Orleans/Canal Street
I will be uploading all the photos, I will let you know when this is accomplished!
The Music.
Music is everywhere in New Orleans. There is always a festival happening, a live band playing, or a street musician performing. It is a city with a soundtrack, and hearing and enjoying the different kinds of music really colors the experience.
Preservation Hall
On Saturday we hopped on the Canal Street streetcar and headed up to City Park, the site of this year's Voodoo Music Experience. After listening to a few bands and waiting on colossal, horrendous bathroom lines, we finally got to see what we came for.
Preservation Hall
On Saturday we hopped on the Canal Street streetcar and headed up to City Park, the site of this year's Voodoo Music Experience. After listening to a few bands and waiting on colossal, horrendous bathroom lines, we finally got to see what we came for.
The Food.
We made a pact not to eat at any chain restaurants while in New Orleans (after all, we live in the Boring Chain Restaurant Capital of the World!). We tried to soak up the regional cuisine as best we could and boy, was it worth it! We got into the city Friday morning around 10am, so we walked around the French Quarter for awhile before stopping in at The Corner Restaurant on Decatur St. for some gumbo and jambalaya.
After a day of walking the streets of the French Quarter, we found a dinner of oysters, shrimp, crabcakes, and gumbo at The French Market Cafe. It was pretty neat watching the local fishermen pull up and deliver bushels of seriously huge shrimp they had just caught - our dinner was quite fresh, I would say!
We were looking forward to having breakfast at the famous Cafe Du Monde - but when we got there the line for a table was about 30 people long. We decided to seek out something else we had been wanting to try: Po'Boys. So we stopped in at Johnny's Po'Boys and were not disappointed. I ordered the Shrimp Po'Boy and it was really yummy. I think many people agree that Johnny's Po'Boys are the best, judging from the line!
Our next stop was, yes, for more food. Since we were headed across town for the music festival soon, we stopped in at The Central Grocery Co. for a famous muffuletta to go. We actually devoured the thing later that night, before I remembered to snap a photo... but let me tell you, that was GOOD.
As luck would have it, Southern Candymakers shop was located right next door to our hotel. We stopped in for some of the best pralines I have had... I recommend the peanut butter pralines, especially when warm...
The next morning, we decided to head out early and beat the crowds to Cafe Du Monde. It worked. We found a table right away and ordered the breakfast New Orleans is known for - cafe au lait and beignets!
On our way out, we did end up stopping at a "chain" restaurant - but only because we were told it had some of the best gumbo (yes, more gumbo). And it did.
And I suppose no trip to Louisiana would be complete without a bag of Zapp's chips... ours were Key Lime flavored. They were... unusual tasting, but I would not say they were awful!
Luckily, we found ourselves walking quite a bit this weekend - so we didn't feel too bad about all the fantastic food we ate!
After a day of walking the streets of the French Quarter, we found a dinner of oysters, shrimp, crabcakes, and gumbo at The French Market Cafe. It was pretty neat watching the local fishermen pull up and deliver bushels of seriously huge shrimp they had just caught - our dinner was quite fresh, I would say!
We were looking forward to having breakfast at the famous Cafe Du Monde - but when we got there the line for a table was about 30 people long. We decided to seek out something else we had been wanting to try: Po'Boys. So we stopped in at Johnny's Po'Boys and were not disappointed. I ordered the Shrimp Po'Boy and it was really yummy. I think many people agree that Johnny's Po'Boys are the best, judging from the line!
Our next stop was, yes, for more food. Since we were headed across town for the music festival soon, we stopped in at The Central Grocery Co. for a famous muffuletta to go. We actually devoured the thing later that night, before I remembered to snap a photo... but let me tell you, that was GOOD.
As luck would have it, Southern Candymakers shop was located right next door to our hotel. We stopped in for some of the best pralines I have had... I recommend the peanut butter pralines, especially when warm...
The next morning, we decided to head out early and beat the crowds to Cafe Du Monde. It worked. We found a table right away and ordered the breakfast New Orleans is known for - cafe au lait and beignets!
On our way out, we did end up stopping at a "chain" restaurant - but only because we were told it had some of the best gumbo (yes, more gumbo). And it did.
And I suppose no trip to Louisiana would be complete without a bag of Zapp's chips... ours were Key Lime flavored. They were... unusual tasting, but I would not say they were awful!
Luckily, we found ourselves walking quite a bit this weekend - so we didn't feel too bad about all the fantastic food we ate!
Laissez les bon temps rouler!
They say New Orleans is famous for both it's food and it's music. After spending a fantastic weekend there with two girlfriends, I would say I definitely agree! In fact, we are not sure if we should call this weekend "Amy Drags Susan and Rebecca to New Orleans to See Ben Harper" or "Amy, Susan and Rebecca Eat Their Way Through the Crescent City." Either way, we had a great time and we of course have some pictures to prove it!
21 October 2007
13 October 2007
Down to the Wire!
Today's match was quite the thrillride - Jack's team spent most of the game down by 6 points. The other team had intercepted a pass for a touchdown early on but didn't make the extra point. We came close to scoring several times but could not finish the job. Finally, with about 9 seconds left in the game, we made a beautiful pass completion in the endzone, followed by a run for the extra point. Jack's Patriots ended up winning the game 7-6!
12 October 2007
One in a Million!
Leah and decided to take a little mother/daughter trip down to Epcot yesterday. We had a great time on the rides, strolling around the world, dining on fish and chips with a lovely family of Canuks in the UK, and sampling Coca-Cola flavors from around the world.* But the most exciting moment came when the "Year of a Million Dreams" Dream Team chose us as the newest winners of Epcot Dream Fastpasses! Yes! We were hoping for the Night in Cinderella's Castle prize, but we'll take it!
*if you ever find yourself in Italy, and are offered a tall, cool, glass of "Beverley," turn it down. You won't regret it.
*if you ever find yourself in Italy, and are offered a tall, cool, glass of "Beverley," turn it down. You won't regret it.
07 October 2007
And so it begins (again)...
Jack had his first football game of the season yesterday. This year he plays for his school in the NFL Flag Football League. The game started about 90 minutes late, which is always fun, but they did end up winning and also got many chances to slip and slide in the wet mud, which apparently, is also always fun.
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