New Orleans

"Saturday through Wednesday in New Orleans?" asked Don in a text.  "Sure, sounds like fun!"  That's the way our retired lives flow.  The Tulane University coach asked Don to observe and evaluate his practices and players.

We started the New Orleans experience with shrimp po-boys for lunch.  We met the Tulane coaches and wives at Clancy's in uptown in the evening for dinner.  Yummy crab salads, fried oysters, pecan crusted catfish, and drum (a delicious white fish)

Shrimp po-boy

Clancy's

Sunday morning Don headed to Tulane and Tiffany (asst coach Andy's wife) picked me up for a morning of sight-seeing.  She took me to a cemetery, by the big house on St. Charles Street, walked through some of the Tulane campus, and rode the trolley.

All burials are above ground.
Interesting cemetery

Mardi Gras beads in a tree on the Tulane campus.

We stayed in a downtown Marriott on Canal Street at the start of the French Quarter.  I spent the afternoon exploring the French Quarter and to the Mississippi River.

Beignets and a hot tea for snack/lunch!

Jazz on the street

French Quarter street

St Louis Cathedral

Jackson Square

Statue of Andrew Jackson

Pralines!

A paddle boat on the Mississippi

We enjoyed a delicious meal at the Palace Cafe. Then a walk through the French Quarter and a carriage ride.

Appetizers-Crabmeat cheesecake and
barbecued shrimp

Pecan crusted catfish

Shrimp & mushrooms

Banana Foster for dessert!

Bourbon Street

A carriage ride/tour in and around the
French Quarter.

In front of Jackson Square and St. Louis Cathedral


 Our last full day included a wonderful city tour, Don at Tulane's practice and then a delicious meal at a local uptown New Orleans restaurant, Katie's.

I introduced Don to the beignets!

City tour time

A tour of another cemetery

Halloween is a big celebration in New Orleans.