New Orleans Day ??
Went on that walk after all. Beautiful houses along Saint Charles Street. Camera utter fail for night shots. None of the pictures came out. Then bed on a very comfy futon.
Oct 22nd - Wandered to city park. Drove around it, then went and walked around the Botanical gardens. Very nicely laid out, the flowers were pretty much finished for the season, but I think I got a few nice shots anyway. It wasn't all that hot, but the humidity was climbing. After I saw the whole of the gardens I wandered to the New Orleans Art Museum [http://www.noma.org] and looked around in the blessed air conditioning. Nice collection. It seemed a bit small to me compared to what I was expecting, but it was laid out nicely, and the ceramics/glass exhibit, as well as the Fabergé exhibit were awesome. Mostly, it was nice to get out of the warm and sticky.
Back at the house I worked the cramps out of my calves.. I had been walking park + Gardens + Museum for over 2.5 hrs!
After lunch at a nearby Indian buffet place (tasty) I walked up Saint Charles place to a library I wanted to check out. The Milton H. Latter Memorial Library is located in an old mansion, and still has a few rooms decorated to fit the house where you can just sit and chill. Totally cool. I wasn't able to take pictures of inside, but the ceilings in the downstairs front rooms were amazing. Took many pictures of pretty houses and awesome iornwork railings and such on the walk back to the house. It started raining a bit after I got back with lightening and thunder. Wonderful to listen to when you are inside and dry!
Dinner Rabbit and Sausage Jambalaya from Coops Place in the French Quarter. I got the Supreme. It was a bit smoky because of the Tasso but delicious. they only gave me a small bowl, and I still took a third of it home for lunch today.
A traditional Creole rice dish, simmared with tomatoes, onion, bell pepper, local seasonings, boneless rabbit, and smoked pork sausage. We add shrimp, crayfish and tasso (Cajun seasoning ham) to make it Supreme.
There is a grand review of the dish here.
I am trying to catch all the "traditional" foods before I go. We will see how well I manage!
Oct 22nd - Wandered to city park. Drove around it, then went and walked around the Botanical gardens. Very nicely laid out, the flowers were pretty much finished for the season, but I think I got a few nice shots anyway. It wasn't all that hot, but the humidity was climbing. After I saw the whole of the gardens I wandered to the New Orleans Art Museum [http://www.noma.org] and looked around in the blessed air conditioning. Nice collection. It seemed a bit small to me compared to what I was expecting, but it was laid out nicely, and the ceramics/glass exhibit, as well as the Fabergé exhibit were awesome. Mostly, it was nice to get out of the warm and sticky.
Back at the house I worked the cramps out of my calves.. I had been walking park + Gardens + Museum for over 2.5 hrs!
After lunch at a nearby Indian buffet place (tasty) I walked up Saint Charles place to a library I wanted to check out. The Milton H. Latter Memorial Library is located in an old mansion, and still has a few rooms decorated to fit the house where you can just sit and chill. Totally cool. I wasn't able to take pictures of inside, but the ceilings in the downstairs front rooms were amazing. Took many pictures of pretty houses and awesome iornwork railings and such on the walk back to the house. It started raining a bit after I got back with lightening and thunder. Wonderful to listen to when you are inside and dry!
Dinner Rabbit and Sausage Jambalaya from Coops Place in the French Quarter. I got the Supreme. It was a bit smoky because of the Tasso but delicious. they only gave me a small bowl, and I still took a third of it home for lunch today.
A traditional Creole rice dish, simmared with tomatoes, onion, bell pepper, local seasonings, boneless rabbit, and smoked pork sausage. We add shrimp, crayfish and tasso (Cajun seasoning ham) to make it Supreme.
There is a grand review of the dish here.
I am trying to catch all the "traditional" foods before I go. We will see how well I manage!