New Orleans

Thanksgiving in New Orleans


Hi! How are you? Did you enjoy Thanksgiving weekend? We sure did!


Early Thanksgiving morning, we hopped on the Amtrak bound for our 2nd annual trip to New Orleans. This year we got smart and paid for a sleeper car on the train.  It wasn't spacious, but it made a world of difference! 

As usual we did our fair share of exquisite eating and drinking.......


.......And saw plenty of weird. 


On Thanksgiving night, we saw Rebirth Brass Band. Awesome!





We walked a ton and I managed to snap 100 pictures on my iPhone along the way!


We attended a pop-up bar in the backyard of a Garden district home and drank fancy cocktails made by two well known Nola mixologists. 






As usual, New Orleans did not disappoint. Looking forward to next year! 

Ta-Ta for now!

Weekly iPhoneography - New Orleans Edition!


Hi there. How are you?

I apologize for the tardiness of this post....It's been a little crazy around here. 

In the past week: 
  • We bought a house (yes!)
  • Hosted Matt's parents and son for a visit
  • I had an art fair
Very exciting stuff! The house we bought is a fixer and Matt and I plan to blog regularly about our renovations. Please stay tuned! 

Now back to our regularly scheduled post.... NEW ORLEANS! 


Matt and I took the Amtrak right from Downtown Carbondale into New Orleans. 
Though it was a long trip (14 hours!) it was quite relaxing and scenic. 

 


 We got a great view of Lake Pontchartrain in the last hour of the trip. 



We stayed right in the French Quarter. It feels so European there....Love it! 



 

We did our fair share of exquisite eating and drinking!





We also did plenty of shopping and sight seeing! 



Great trip with great friends! Can't wait to go back!