On Thursday Brian had to work out of town, so Nancie finished up her work early so she could show us around the uptown and downtown areas of New Orleans. We picked up Brian’s mom on the way and took off on another adventure.Most of the sightseeing, including the wards and areas that were severely flooded by hurricane Katrina in 2005, was done from the car, but the two stops we made were especially wonderful. One being lunch at La Boulangerie and the other was Lafayette Cemetery No. 1.
La Boulangerie has to be hands down one of the top bakeries around. My sandwich of melted brie, pepper jelly and walnut raisin bread was decadent, as was Han’s smoked salmon sandwich. I could possibly eat mine every other day at least. Also had a lemon meringue tart which I decided to eat before my sandwich arrived. What a spoiled life!
The cemetery was very interesting and I even found it beautiful. I had read some reviews on trip advisor that there may be panhandlers and homeless people, but I did not see that and felt very safe strolling around and taking my time to read the gravestones and take pictures. Nancie explained (“ashes to ashes…….dust to dust”) how they stack the deceased into the tombs. Kinda creepy, but obviously necessary. Here you can read how, if you don’t know.
I could have stayed there for hours. One tomb had help in celebrating Mardi Gras, and another looked like something from a Dr. Seuss book. Each one had a very unique story to tell, however I did not see any orbs or ghostly appearances. Oh well, maybe next time.
St. Charles Ave has the most beautiful homes and many had iron fences that were still draped with Mardi Gras beads. The atmosphere in New Orleans is upbeat, cool, fun and uniquely its own. Even the trees get completely beaded out. Be mindful that the potholes in the roads create something like an obstacle course. I kept apologizing to our car.
We took Brian’s mama back home, took a picture and a sniff from a gorgeous Japanese Cherry Blossom in her front yard and then headed back home ourselves.
The rest of the day was spent relaxing, enjoying some fine wine and going out for sushi. Honestly, I do not remember the name of the restaurant, and no it was not because of the ever present wine or maybe…?
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