Ten Years and Nawlins!

 

OK, the ten year part first. Ten years ago this week started our RV adventure. We bought the first motorhome in late March, sold our house in New Braunfels and then on the 18th of April 2007 Bruce retired after 40 years with the Air Force and we started out on this wonderful North American RV tour. Below is one of the first pics from 10 years ago as we neared Terre Haute Indiana and ironically that will be our next stop on the current trip in a couple of days.

 

In the 10 years we have gone over 90,000 miles and stayed at close to 300 different RV parks all documented here with comment and mainly good pictures.

 



But back to New Orleans. We have been coming to this fabulous city for about 44 years and it never seems to change nor lose its attraction. Beautiful people, super food, fantastic history, and the ambiance of Paris without the plane trip.

We stayed right in the French Quarter at the RV park and walked down to Jackson Square where this magnificent church dominates the square. Of course we had the obligatory beignets including some peach filled ones and wandered the shops. We went over to the old Jax brewery which 10 years ago was a bustling shopping center with a hundred shops ... not today ... after the last hurricane that hit the place it never recovered and is almost vacant.

We went back in the evening to have a bite at Muriel's on the square. This place is wonderful. Below is a pic from their website of the front of the restaurant. We went early as we have before and had a drink in their bar which is pure southern itself; cozy but elegant in a courtyard setting.

Then dinner on the white linen from a professional wait staff. We each had a three course menu. Mine started with some seafood crepes which were great and then I had their panko crusted Drum entrée which was excellent.

But Jo-Anne's pork chop was the star of the meal. With the wine sauce and spinach it was really great and she actually let me sneak a bite!

Dessert was cheesecake, ice cream, and crème brulee ...

 

Off tomorrow to points north and maybe walk more and eat less, eh!