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Originally Posted by Billcat
I do love New Orleans, though! Love the beauty of the Garden District, the charm and history of the French Quarter. Love the music, although it is a bit sad to see a good deal less jazz than there used to be. Ohmigod, do I love the restaurants! There are so many great ones and the competition makes it difficult for bad eateries to survive. Love the galleries, the street performers, the cathedral, the streetcars, the gardens, the parks, and the crazy "gumbo" of many cultures and ethnicities. Love going upriver to the plantations, and late-morning coffee and beignets at the Cafe du Monde. Love being in a great Amercian city with a distinctly foreign flavor!
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Each time the Government scheduled us to go down there for training, appeals, taking disciplinary actions, was always in or around Mardi Gras or the Super Bowl (funny (actually very sad) how the Government would plan many trips like this more for the entertainment then the work, but that's another story!) That would most definitely explain the high degree of extra boisterous activity I observed.
Dag Billcat, you got my mouth watering! The crawfish etoufe', jambalaya, and yes, the gumbo's and soups. Too many restaurants, too small a stomach!
We could plan an Accy trip down there, just make sure I get in before 9 p.m.
Wynonie, out and about in London during the World Cup and was festive but not at all excessive. Maybe if England had won eh?
Brian
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