Woke up early and went to La Peniche for breakfast. I had this excellent sausage and egg concoction on top of cheddar toast with hash browns to the side. Very, very yummy! Michelle, Addison, and I returned to the room to wait to do our Southwest Airlines Early Bird sign-up while Mom, Dad, and Genetta went out for the day.
Corner house in Faubourg Marigny
Cool painted wrought iron fence
After sign-up we lolligagged about, even napping, until about 1p when we figured maybe we should do something with the beautiful (if a bit warm) day. The three of us headed to Decatur and bought some beads to give to friends as well as a t-shirt for Michelle. We then headed to House of Blues and had a fairly late lunch. I had a BBQ burger that was great (the bacon was wonderful). Afterward we swung by Southern Candymakers and bought some candy (some gummi alligators for Addison, chocolate for Michelle, and a couple of pralines for me).
JAX brewery
We headed up to the river and walked along it until the wharf, enjoying watching the immense tankers power by and enjoying what scant breeze the day offered. Back on Decatur we found a ATM and then returned to the unit.
French Quarter balcony
Dad was there and we chatted a bit while we waited for Genetta and Mom to return. They called and said that they were at the Louisiana mint enjoying a free concert performance by the rangers there. They were particularly impressed by the accordion playing and that they could play many different musical styles (jazz, zydeco, etc.). I went out to meet them but ended up encountering them on their way back to the unit.
Look at the third floor unit we stayed in from the courtyard
Fountain in the courtyard at The Courtyards Inn
All together again for the first time since breakfast we rested a bit before deciding to go to Praline Connection (yes, again — it’s so good!). I (again!) had the red beans and rice with smoked sausage. On return I worked on yesterday’s blog a bit (getting more than one day behind is deadly) while Michelle and the kids packed some.
At 10p we headed to the streetcar and rode it down to Cafe Du Monde for the final beignets of the trip. One cool thing we observed is that at the end of the line the driver reverses the seat backs of all of the seats so that they face in the correct direction. Nifty! At Cafe Du Monde we had a few helpings of beignets, some cafe au lait (both frozen and not) and some OJ. I’ll really miss those once we get back to North Carolina.
We paused on the way out of Cafe Du Monde to watch the beignets being made. This huge roll of dough came off a roller and was cut into squares. A guy then removed any excess pieces and stacked the proto-beignets before tossing them behind him into the hot oil. OSHA would probably have a field day but it was fascinating to watch.
Returned to the streetcar and then the unit. Finished yesterday’s blog then went upstairs to type today’s blog. Early to rise tomorrow for the trip back home. Ugh!