We are on our way to catch the shuttle at the Ponchartrain Landing RV park next door..about a 10 min. walk on the grass. to be contd.....
We waited a few mins for the shuttle bus to arrive, along with a crowd. The bus was full this morning. We had an agenda for the first part of the day, but the rest would be played by ear.
As per usual, we were let off on Toulouse Street in the French Quarter.
You certainly see some interesting sights ..well, anywhere, actually! Some might say we are included in that! ha!
No, we havnt been reduced to skeletons! But arent they fun?:)
This fella was enjoying the sun this morning. Very dapper!
Somehow this is very Parisienne, sans the yellow marks on the pavement, of course.
and yes, they are real! I guess they would have no trouble finding each other in a crowd...and yes, we did say "OMG (Oh MY GOD!)!!!! and titter behind our hands!
This Ferrari drew more than a few admiring stares..including ours, but the young women following us up the road where particularly interested:). I would advise them NOT to look for the fella (yes, we saw HIM) driving, as he would obviously think more of his car than of his female partner!
I think this might not be quite in the Fine Art League, but we thought it was very sweet. Waz has a quick eye for such things:) Puss was enjoying the warmth in the window.We were determined to get reading and long distance glasses, and had an idea where we might find them. Sure enough, a Walgreens provided us with the necessary, though finding the right combination of lens's on the rack took some time. I ended up with 1.25's for long distance, and 3.25's for reading. This was the best we could do, and it will be a bit frustrating until we can get me some more blended lenses (prescription) in Florida. We also purchased some cheap hard cases to keep them in.
Next on the agenda was Radio Shack for a new computer Mouse. The old one had been slow and made things go backwards...not much fun.
This store is on Canal Street which is really the 'Main Drag' as it were....and lo! right across from Radio Shack, there is a Starbucks.:)
Anyone would think we are shareholders in the company..but it is so hard to find a good NZ-style Latte anywhere, that we head for a Starbucks when we can find one...which isnt too often, I might add.
We exited Starbucks after a sit down in one of the more 'original' company venues we have come across...
Dont you like this light fixture?
Just outside the Starbucks is a Street Car stop. We found out that we can get a whole day pass for just $3ea. We got chatting to the other two couples waiting there, and they were off to a restaurant at the end of the trolley line called Boucherie...for Creole and Cajun food. We had planned, as I think I said yesterday, to go to Sushi Brothers for lunch. Cajun sounded good, so we decided to follow. These folks were from Minnesota! Our neighbor Tim says that should have been the first clue...dont trust anyone north of the border, when it comes to their opinion of southern food, lol.
The Street Cars are an institution here...so we decided to go as far as we could...get off, find food, walk food off and get the St. Car back to Canal Street.
Im sitting at the very back of the St, Car..actually in the driver's seat when they go back the other way...looking out the window at the St.Car following us.
See the Yellow sign...that's where you can catch the St. Car!
Lunch!...We decided not to follow the Minnesotans and went instead to a Seafood Restaurant where we sat inside on the terrace(covered in) with fine linen napkins...and ordered...Waz had a Pulled Pork Po'Boy with pommes Frites (this was a very up market restaurant..kinda), below...but he didnt finish it..the pork had little to no taste, and the pickeld red cabbage and pickled cucumber was not too appetizing.
Mine, on the other hand...Crab cake sandwich (I didnt eat the bread at all) with avo, lettuce and tomato and Pommes Frites...in paper... and a huge gravy boat full of tomato ketchup(each)..see what I mean about upmarket??lol
Plenty of crab in the cake fortunately, and the sauce was spicy, but not enough of it...anyway...I enjoyed the food, though the pommes frites were a bit too cold. Waz had to wait for his PF's to arrive after they brought the po'boy.
It was pleasant enough but I am beginning to object to tipping for everything, especially when the wait staff only come around when you look around for them.
We set off to walk some of lunch out of our systems, down St Charles Avenue. This is the lovely tree lined street (HUGE trees) with gorgeous Victorian homes.
We also saw something like this...that cracked us up...how incongruous! The modern symbol with the old.
This Synagogue is huge....and beautiful. Founded in 1828. Here is the rest of the story. I love all the bronze plaques everywhere...very informative and quite astonishing sometimes.
The main door knobs
Way above the front doors..below.
New Orleans is such a 'funky' place. Seriously, surprises around every corner...and on every street:)
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This Art Deco ornamentation on an awning is on the NO Supreme Court building.
The shadows on this building begged to be photographed.
We had gone back looking for this shop...we saw it last week and determined to go back..as I think I have said previously. I wanted to get me some needlework. Well, if you want to pay $100+ for even the smallest ones, good luck. They did let me take a photo inside the entry to the store though:)
Full of the most gorgeous yarns and hand painted linens to embroider. The linens do come complete with thread or yarn, so I guess the prices arent too bad, but they wanted $245 for the piece I favored. Dont have that kind of money. I will have to make my own design I think.
St Louie Cathedral, NOLA. This square is where some of the musicians were last time, and then again today. The Museum buildings flank the catherdral, which is interesting..so the building on this side of the spires is Museum, and the same for the one on the other side.
I love these euphoniums...or Tuba..are they the same thing?? Not looking it up right this instant! They could have done with a good clean..would be even more photogenic if they were! These fellas need a marketing manager!! well, they dont actually, me thinx they do just fine without!
This skinny Asian chick could umpah!
Just another sign that Halloween is around the corner..almost literally, lol.
Waiting for the shuttle to take us home we decided to walk another block...and found these guys. The one standing up was playing the washboard very efficiently...
They close the streets off for these streetside performances. I am guessing bands have to book their space?? not sure, but it looks a bit like that, for the most part. I will remember to ask today (finishing this friday morning) if I get a moment when they arent playing
I thought this cocktail was very decorative, so of course took a photo! We didnt drink that particular on, but we did go into the Original Oyster Factory while waiting for the shuttle, with half an hour to spare, and ordered a much talked about New Orleans original..'Hurricane'. $12 thanks! So for economic reasons, among many other, we shared! We also got the barman to make a lemon Lime and Bitters, which he seemed to remember being asked for previously by Canadian punters.
Here she is..ok..this is how to make one, so listen up, all you who like your cocktails! The barman was happy to share his recipe!:)
One part light sweet Rum
half a glass each of Pinapple juice and Orange juice...over ice, of course.
Topped off with a jigger of Grenadine and a Jamaica Rum for good measure.
Garnish with a fat orange slice and a cherry!
Here comes the MOST IMPORTANT PART...
DRINK SLOWLY!!!!
These things will taste like candy and then WHUMP! blow your brains out the minute you walk out the door...well, for some of us, anyway.I felt pretty nauseus on the way home in the shuttle..but then it was hot and jam packed! I did need some food when we got home to the boat, too..so part of that might have been hunger:)
Walking down the driveway (we got the driver (and tipped too, I might add) to drop us off at the Marina again) back to the boat, we saw some fellas who looked like they were doing drills in these things...they are the rescue pods from the Oil Platforms. They are being renovated and painted in the Marina yard. We looked inside the other day..didnt have camera on me, bummer....they can seat 50-60 people..hard benches with over-shoulder, as in airline pilot, seatbelts. I imagine you would need to be well buckled in to survive the impact of hitting the water, let alone bobbing around in the ocean.
One point to this is...if an oil well blows, as it did in the Gulf a couple of yrs ago..remember the BP platform they couldnt cap??...I believe the workers didnt have time to get into these things, and just jumped into the sea! I doubt you would have time or thought to get into one of these things. They look very claustraphobic!
This is looking back down the Industrial Canal towards two bridges. We have driven along the bottom one to get home, after our tiki-tour across the causeway to the North Shore. That is an Oyster boat on the left.
This is looking UP the canal..which is now obscured by boats on poles. Ours is in there somewhere!You can see the top of the dinghy if you look closely, midway between the tall masts and between two poles on the left.
A cuppa and biscuit were consumed post NOLA visit, and we flunked out for an hour or so before I started Dinner.
Our neighbor Tim came by to say hello and offer to get anything we wanted at the grocery store (isnt he a sweetheart?), so we gave him a short list that included Ice-cream! This is a first for us as there is finally room in the freezer for a pint.
Tim was, of course, invited for dinner. I made a shrimp and papardelle pasta primavera, using the last of most veg. I had in the fridge. The cupbaord is almost bare, which is a good thing! We even have room for the round cake pan containing the Bananas Foster upside-down cake which I made the night before..and Tim participated in the eating of..good on you Tim!!! less on our hips!:)ha!
but not sure that it isnt going up to the drinks fridge when we go food shopping today (friday).
We are picking up the car again today for my Dr appointment in the Garden District, to get the stitches out. Good thing too, as they are pulling and I want to get back to using this thing...albeit slowly!
We are also going to take Tim into the French 1/4 for Halloween. I need TWO bodyguards for that exercise. Even though he has lived here a long time, he says he hasnt been to Halloween yet! First time for everything, me thinks.
Still waiting to hear from Connie in Baton Rouge about visiting her on the weekend, so will give her a rev today.
Ok..Im outa here to get the car, and perhaps today we will go shopping first and get sushi at the supermarket, for lunch.
Ciao for now xx
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