The Crescent City Trip

Well, I must admit, I didn't take too many photos of when Dan & I were in New Orleans to celebrate our 13th wedding anniversary.

We did enjoy wonderful weather while we were there...once we were settled into the Prince Conti, we headed on over to Felix's Oyster Bar and slurped down a dozen along with some Abita Beer!  Ahh, so good to be back.

We wanted to try different restaurants on this trip other than the above mentioned along with Cafe du Monde, so we tried El Gato Negro where we met a very nice couple there.  Also tried Mandina's and Cochon which was wonderful!

Of course, no trip would be complete without going to the French Quarter Market and visiting our friend Oscar - that's Oscar's Originals where he creates original artwork.  I swear, the guys at Felix's were trying to steal my "WhoDat" pin!

Our day trip took us to Mobile, Alabama where Dan viewed the USS Alabama.  We enjoyed a delightful lunch at Mary Mahoney's in Biloxi.  We saw pictures from the storm where they endured 8 feet of standing water and ended up losing the bar and another portion of a building.

The return trip to Chicago was extended by taking Amtrak's City of New Orleans home which left Saturday afternoon.  Even though we had a roomette, we opted for the observation car during the afternoon which offered larger windows for viewing. Great with a glass of wine and then a wonderful dinner later in the dining car.