Friday, December 24, 2010

Christmas Greetings

We want to wish everyone a merry Christmas! My mama has been in the hospital this week after having surgery on Tuesday. Aunt Sue and I and our daddy have been taking turns staying with her. She's getting better and should be going home Christmas morning...just in time for Christmas lunch.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Bourbon Street Wedding Party March

We were out on the balcony of our room on Bourbon Street when this wedding party came by. Looks like fun. Can you imagine wearing your wedding dress dragging along nasty Bourbon Street? It's like Aunt Sue said, "I bet that girl has waited all her life to do this."

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

New Orleans Garden District Holiday Tour of Homes

On Sunday we toured some homes in the Garden District of New Orleans. This is an event that happens every December. Here is the organization that arranges this every year.

These pictures are just in random order. No pictures were allowed inside the homes, so I only took outside. This is the second time we've been on this tour. I think we'll go again in a couple of years.

























We passed by this old cemetery during the walk.

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Day 2 of New Orleans

Day 2 of New Orleans started with us going on a walking tour of Holiday Homes in the Garden District. We toured eight homes. I'll post pictures another day of that. It was fun and took 3 and half hours! Lots of walking on this day.

These pictures are not in good order...I skipped around some while loading them in this post.

This is what we did the rest of the day. After the walking tour, we drove over to the St. James Cheese company again and had lunch. I had a grilled cheese that had onion that were cooked down...that sandwich tasted like onion soup! It was the best grilled cheese I've ever had. Aunt Sue had a brie and ham sandwich.

Then we drove back to the hotel and walked around the streets for a little bit. We took these pictures around the hotel.


This is one of the courtyards at the Royal Sonesta.



Aunt Sue in the lobby of the Royal Sonesta.

Here I am... It was not dark out yet but it sure looked like it in this picture.


We took a taxi and had dinner at Emeril's restaurant. We have never been disappointed here. This is the BBQ shrimp. It was good...but not as good as my next-door neighbor makes at his restaurant. I told him when I saw him this week outside that his were better, in my opinion. He said he learned to make them when he worked at Commander's Palace in New Orleans and has tweaked them to his liking now. I cannot remember what Aunt Sue ordered before she ordered her dinner. I didn't take a picture of it.


We wanted to order the ribeye but they had sold out! So Aunt Sue ordered the scallops. They looked good.

I ordered the Cast Iron Roasted Filet of Beef
with BBQ Shortrib Shepherds Pie, Skillet Greens, Valdeon and Apple Walnut Salad. It was pretty good.

We walked over to the Canal Place Shops. Just cruised through Saks (did not buy anything.)


After we left Emeril's, we had the taxi driver drop us off at the Roosevelt Hotel to see the Christmas lights and decorations inside. Then we walked back to the French Quarter .. just across Canal Street.


I know this is hard to see. It was getting dark. After we left Canal Place shops, we were walking on Canal Street and this is up on the walls of the Sheraton hotel. (I think)...my memory is not as good now. It was so cold and the wind about knocked us down is about all I can remember. Blue Dog Art.
Inside the Roosevelt Hotel's cafe, there was a gingerbread display. Lot's of scenes in this display that relate to New Orleans.


The Roman Candy wagon...we saw this while we were there.

In the distance you can see the shadow of Jesus. This happens from spotlights that shine on a statue.
I've never gone inside this place...but it's there.