THANKSGIVING DAY in New Orleans
found Patti and I resting from the 23-hour day of driving here from Cincinnati
.. doing a little shopping (gasoline at the local Wal-Mart is $2.99 per gallon !)
.. going into New Orleans proper .. and then watching all or parts of three NFL
Football Games ..
New Orleans is pretty much
defined by the part of the city known as The French Quarter .. so yesterday Patti
and I spent several hours in the afternoon exploring .. slowly driving NOT walking .. the
French Quarter .. driving East to West and North to South .. very methodically criss-crossing the French Quarter ..the
streets are all one-way .. just enjoying the ambiance of this most unique
section of New Orleans ..
We are staying South of New Orleans
across the Mississippi River in the city of Harvey .. the drive into New
Orleans from Harvey takes about fifteen minutes on an expressway .. and we exit
onto Camp Street very close to both the French Quarter and the Super Dome where
we will see the New Orleans Saints play the San Francisco 49ers this coming
Sunday the 25th of November ..
In addition to our time in the
French Quarter .. we carefully explored the Super Dome to find where we will
park on Sunday .. and to just get familiar with the area around the Super Dome
.. most of the parking .. it appears to me .. is under the Super Dome ..
Now (taa-daa !) to the most
interesting thing that struck me as the two of us were exploring the French
Quarter ..
Next February 3rd ..
the NFL Super Bowl will be played here in New Orleans at the Super Dome ..
AND ..
As we were slowly driving in the
French Quarter .. we saw the following signs prominently posted along the
streets . .
ARE YOU READY ..
RENT YOUR HOME FOR THE SUPER
BOWL FOR UP TO $10,000 PER DAY ..
I mean I know New Orleans IS
PRICEY .. but ten thousand dollars a day to rent your home .. c’mon
..
Okay, you scouted the French Quarter. Now get out and walk. Chicory coffee and beignets at Cafe Del Monde. I'm not sure I spelled that correctly. Have a great time. Heading to MP today after five flights in a row to get home.
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