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I don't know how you manage on so little sleep, but certainly envy your ability to pop into MK or Universal when you have a spare hour or two. Hope you made the flight, although we know you did eventually make it to N.O!
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Tuning in for the details! Curious to hear your thoughts upon returning to New Orleans as a tourist! Well, kind of.
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Hi! I am already taking notes! DH and I will be spending Christmas week in NOLA.
I've been twice before, but he has never been. We're staying at The Quarter House on DVC points. I am trying to figure out Christmas Day dinner and am already having issues so I thought I'd check Passporter and came upon your TR! I'm so glad I did! I'm loving it so far and can't wait to read more!
And any help or pointers you or anyone else can give me, I'd greatly appreciate it!
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so great you ran into so many friends. wow, it is hard for me to think of vanessa as anything but a little baby...ha ha ha. hope you have some photos of her! gee, last i saw her (and the only time i saw her) was at decade of dreams. you are one lady who always knows how to pack so much into her days! i bow to thee.....
Wow a great pre-travel day, but my goodness an hour and a half's sleep before your flight?
Typical Heather . . .
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Great time at MK and OKW!!
It was a great day!
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Hope ya'll made the flight.
We did!
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I don't know how you manage on so little sleep, but certainly envy your ability to pop into MK or Universal when you have a spare hour or two. Hope you made the flight, although we know you did eventually make it to N.O!
I don't know how I manage it either!
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What a crazy, long day before a trip! Sure hope you made your flight!
Don't worry--we did!
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I've never been to New Orleans, and would LOVE to go. Have a great visit!
It's a great city!
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What a great day before your trip!
It was an amazing day, but very long!
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Tuning in for the details! Curious to hear your thoughts upon returning to New Orleans as a tourist! Well, kind of.
I loved being back!
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Hi! I am already taking notes! DH and I will be spending Christmas week in NOLA.
I've been twice before, but he has never been. We're staying at The Quarter House on DVC points. I am trying to figure out Christmas Day dinner and am already having issues so I thought I'd check Passporter and came upon your TR! I'm so glad I did! I'm loving it so far and can't wait to read more!
And any help or pointers you or anyone else can give me, I'd greatly appreciate it!
Dinner on Christmas is rough--lots of restaurants are closed--look for a restaurant inside a hotel--most of them are open!
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so great you ran into so many friends. wow, it is hard for me to think of vanessa as anything but a little baby...ha ha ha. hope you have some photos of her! gee, last i saw her (and the only time i saw her) was at decade of dreams. you are one lady who always knows how to pack so much into her days! i bow to thee.....
I don't think I have any photos of Vanessa--sorry! I'm sure Tanya has some she can post! I always seem to have very full days! I need more down time!
We managed to get up and out close to on time. I had planned on parking at one of the offsite parking lots, but we were cutting it close so I parked at the terminal instead. I figured it was only 3 days and the couple of dollars difference wasn't a big deal.
I did remember to check us in for the flight the day before, but a few hours late--precious sleep! We ended up with B30 and 31 boarding passes--I was a little worried we wouldn't be able to sit together, but had no problem finding two seats together when we actually boarded. I had a small laugh at the gate because SWA cuts boarding at B30 before they board the next group and the gate attendant yelled at us for boarding together before B31 had been called. We just kept walking. Once boarded I curled up on Jese's shoulder and went promptly to sleep. I woke up to have a club soda and then went back to sleep. I think he slept the whole way.
We arrived at MSY, Armstrong International Airport and headed to the Hertz desk. Apparently it was a slow day--the desk had a sign to proceed directly to the shuttle to the lot. In the office I was directed to a video phone where my entire transaction was processed and I was upgraded from an economy car to a midsize. Great! Except the mirror on the driver's side was loose and I didn't realize it until I was already on the interstate. Oopps!
We arrived at the Marriott on Canal Street and I handed my keys over to a guy who used to be one of the parking guys at MY hotel. I told Dustin I needed it back in an hour and he just moved it to the side instead of putting it in the garage--saving me several minutes of waiting later. Thanks Dustin! At the entrance to the hotel I ran into Jacob, who used to be the parking manager at MY hotel--they apparently moved him across the street to the bigger property. Lots of hugs were exchanged!
I finally got to the check in desk and the only rooms that were available were two double beds and I had requested a king. A mere $20 a night found me a room with a king bed and a high floor with a city view--sold. We arrived in our room on the 38th floor and opened the curtains to find a view of the entire city. AWESOME!
We had a little time to kill, so I decided it was time for a Bloody Mary! Jese and I walked to the Chase Bank on Royal so I could deposit the cash I had in hand and my paycheck. (We discovered the room didn't have a safe.) Then we headed to the Chart Room--which is hands down the best bar in the whole city and was my living room for many years. My friend Julie was on duty behind the bar and fixed us right up. I thought the Bloodys were about perfect, but Jese isn't used to the amount of spice we use and was practically choking on the first sip. He got used to it and then we headed back to the hotel to pick up the car.
Up next brunch with one of my college girlfriends and a walk through the city.
Sorry for the lack of photos--they are coming. I didn't feel the need to snap lots of photos of the city I spent 15 years in--but as soon as I realized Jese did--I handed over the camera to him.
Great start. I love New Orleans, I've only been once, for Mardi Gras. And I spent the majority of the week being festive, but our last night, my husband and I walked around, like with no set destination and came across a record store. Then we started talking about moving down there and opening a business. Pipe dreams. I can't wait to read more.
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You got a great welcome to the city with your old friend taking care of the car. It's great that you're not only enjoying the trip back to your old friends and old haunts, but have a new friend to share it all with.
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