It has been 6 weeks since we returned from New Orleans and we are still in the glow of that city!
Yes, we visited Café du Monde and partook of the Beignets! Yum! We spent a day at The Natural WW11 Museum, a must for any history buff, and the Civil War Museum. For a Northerner, it was good to view the Civil War through the eyes of a Southerner! We loved the Laura Plantation and I just finished reading a book that I had purchased there, written by Laura, the woman the Planation is named after! The city tour, on our first day, orientated us to the city and I was especially intrigued by the burial rituals used in the local cemeteries. On Mother’s Day we spent the day riding the complete routes of the Green & Red Lines! We had been caught in a thunder storm and viewed some of the flooding from the trolleys. We had Breakfast at the Ruby Slipper and we were so impressed, we returned the next day! We had a lovely dinner at Pat O’Brien’s and the Napoleon House! We also ate ‘Broil’ & TarTar at Antonian’s ( not sure of the spelling). If you call the Mardi Gras World, they will arrange to pick you up at your hotel and take you to the World, free! We took a tour and spent most of the day there intrigued by the stories. I spent time in the New Orleans’ Cooking School. I now have their cookbook and am trying my hand at some Southern comfort food! We were even able to watch our Portland Trail Blazers play Denver in the championship game on a large screen in a pub over looking the Mississippi! Life is good!
The International House Hotel was is in a great location, 2 blocks from Canal St. and around the corner from Luke’s, another great place to eat!
The hotel was in the final stages of a remodel and it was fun to see what new art & brick-a-brack was added each day. Our room was newly decorated and small, just what we needed and the personal was outstanding!