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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.
You should visit when it isn't Mardi Gras--much more pleasant!
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Yay - you've made it!
Thank goodness!
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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.
It was a nice surprise to see so many people!
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Glad you made it to New Orleans!!!
Me too!
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Congrats on the room! How great to see so many old friends!
It was a great room with a great view--I think there are some photos later!
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Great start, Heather! I love how you can plan a trip in no time at all!
We retrieved the car from the valet and headed uptown to pick up my girlfriend from college.
I had made us a brunch reservation at La Petite Grocery. Jese, ever the gentleman, hopped in the backseat so that Kelly could sit up front. La Petite is right around the corner from Kelly's apartment, so were were there in a flash.
Drinks were the first order. Jese had another bloody mary, Kelly had a passion fruit champagne cocktail and I opted for a mimosa, but with grapefruit juice instead of orange. I also ordered us a dozen oysters to start! I love me some raw oysters! I also ordered the charcuterie plate.
The oysters were fresh and lovely. The charcuterie plate had some salami and proscuitto on it, but the best part was definitely the house made mozzarella cheese! It was soft and a little bit loose--so you could actually spread it! Nice and salty too!
I had a take on benedict that was poached eggs over house made pastrami and greens over rye toast. It was fantastic, but too much--I immediately unloaded half on it onto Jese's plate. He had braised short ribs, which were to die for tender and well sauced and seasoned! Kelly had the blue crab and mascarpone omelet. It disappeared so it must have been good.
Most of the meal was spent listening to Kelly tell stories. Granted a lot of them were about people I don't know very well, or at all, but that was okay. Jese was a little overwhelmed--Kelly talks at 1000 words a minute, but I apologized to him afterward and he didn't mind. I don't think either one of us got more than a sentence in the entire meal. It was good to see her and she seems to be doing better than the last time I saw her.
It was a good meal with a good friend! We dropped Kelly back at her apartment and I took Jese on a spin through the Garden District to see the amazing houses there. We headed back down town and dropped off the car.
Next we walked down Royal Street and browsed in some art galleries and listened to some live music as we made our way to Pat O'Brians. The weather was absolutely beautiful and we sat out on the patio and drank Hurricanes, talked, and people watched. We moved inside to the piano bar, but it was early and pretty empty--and FREEZING cold. Soon enough it was time to head back to the hotel to get cleaned up for dinner.
Up next: Drinks at my old place of work and dinner at Atchafalaya. More friends and good food.
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Brunch sounds so yummy! Must have been nice to see all the beautiful architecture again. Once you live in a place full of history like that it never quite feels like home anywhere else.
i am hoping to get back to nola one day. only made one trip in college for a convention. we ,managed to stay at the columns hotel which is in the garden district (i think) or close to it...i remember it is on st. charles and is where the movie "pretty baby"was filmed. we made it to bourbon street and pat o'briens after an LSU game...wow...crazy nutso! but lots of fun! your trip is sounding like lots of fun as well....
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