It was almost 2 by now and I wanted to get a street car back to the hotel .
I thought we could do this from Robert E Lee Circle
Robert himself had gone walkabout in March …. But the column, plinth and street name still remain …….. I later read the official statement on the statue’s removal on the NOLA official city website. It’s an interesting read.
We tried to board a street car but it was going the wrong way
and we just couldn’t be doing with walking to the right stop so Andy hailed a taxi back to bourbon street .
At just $10, we did wonder why he hadn’t done this earlier.
Time for some refreshment so we made a stop at Pat o Briens
I had an $8 mint julep which was so refreshing.
And the infamous $14 Hurricane , no longer served in souvenir glasses !
Eesh that hurricane was potent
I was definitely feeling a bit woozy
At some point I must have walked back to the hotel – probably to pick up our ponchos as rain was forecast.
I know this as the remains of the Hurricane were in the fridge the next morning … but I cant recall how it got there .
We had a nice couple of hours here just chilling out , eating the complementary popcorn and enjoying the aircon !
About 4.30 we decided on an early dinner and took a walk to the Gumbo Shop
Menu
We both went for the set menu
We had the cup of chicken gumbo to start
I had the chicken espagnole
Andy had the creole combination platter
We shared corn and mash sides, it was a lot of food!
I had the praline sundae , Andy had the bread pudding
The bill - so reasonable !
Not a fancy place, simple, flavoursome food, good service and felt a genuine creole experience.
There was a torrential downpour while we were there and it was funny as people were sheltering and we had a window seat so they were looking at our food and Andy was showing them the menu.
He should have got some commission
When I say torrential , I mean it bucketed down !
Looks beautiful afterwards
We were done around 6 and after a slightly tipsy walk back , we thought a quick old persons nap would be a good idea.
Of course it was a really bad idea as the quick nap turned into a couple of hours.
We woke up around 8 and initially were all for getting up and going out.
Although I was feeling a bit delicate
and we were both still full so we reckoned the hotel bar was probably our limit.
After an hour of procrastinating , it was clear neither of us really felt like more drinking so we just watched trash tv and enjoyed doing absolutely nothing .
It’s the ultimate holiday laziness – totally indulgent !
The next day
Food, Cocktails,Shops and Spooky stuff is here