TGIF! Everyone is pretty much done in after three long days of the conference behind us!! But...... we've all found sessions that were interesting so everything is good too. One more day to go and then we're back to vacation mode again :)
After the final session of the day and a short stop in our rooms we were off for the evening. Tonight the plan was to go to Red Fish, a restaurant on Bourbon St where they're known for their oysters, red fish (of course) and double chocolate bread pudding (yummy!). This is the place that Charmaine Neville (jazz performer from the other night) recommended as a MUST before leaving N.O. (for the bread pudding of course) so we had to make the stop and as you may have guessed....we had to try the pudding (along with a bunch of other stuff). Verna-Lee and I both ordered the flounder and what a dish that was!!! That fish was so big it extended off our platter sized plates!!! We had to leave so much behind...what a shame! Everyone enjoyed their meals and I must admit that right behind the bread pudding (my favourite) was the deep fried green beans that accompanied the flounder on the "I gotta have that again!" list.
After dinner, Nancy A, Verna-Lee, Caroline from Ottawa, and I chose to walk off some of our dinner so hit Bourbon St again and what a difference a day makes! Where last night it was busy but comfortable....tonight was CRAZY busy! Not as busy as it had been for the Bayou Classic last weekend but it is easy to see that there is a distinct difference between weekdays and weekends for the businesses located in the Quarter.
Wandered and shopped until we met up with a trio of acapella fellows who gifted us two songs on Royal Street (and who Nancy A bought a CD from). They were amazing!! New Orleans really is magical for the music that lives here. It is on almost every street corner and in every bar. You hear it coming from every shop and hotel you stop at and it seems that everyone here can sing or play an instrument! Young and old alike....the musical culture is tangible and street performers are everywhere. The other night there was even a group of young boys making music (good music) with a bunch of upside down plastic buckets (drums) and drumsticks. They were amazing! There are guys of all ages tapping their hearts out on the sidewalk as you pass and I'm not sure what it is they have on the bottom of their shoes but it almost looks like the top of a tin can stuck to their feet. Am going to have to either ask one of them or do some research I guess......
Anyway.....time to call it a day.....tomorrow is final day of conference and that wake up call comes awfully early when you're sharing a bathroom and have to be showered and ready for an 8:00 a.m. start!
later,
Lorrie-Mae
once again Lorrie, thanks for the posts. Sounds like you and your co-worker/friends are enjoying your "vacy". All continues to be good on the home front. No snow, mild to coolish weather, clear sky etc. Looking forward to catching up in person on Tues. night. Later, L
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