We started our day by going to the spa at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, then met 4 friends from Calgary for lunch at Mr. B’s Bistro.
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| Robin, Kim and Brenda |
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| Scott and Naomi |
preparing for BBQ shrimp
BBQ shrimpAfter lunch, we headed out for a tour of the French Quarter and its bars. Below Pat O’Briens where the specialty is Hurricanes. We got ours to go.
Wandering the French Quarter.
drinking by a school yard
Another bar:
Aunt Tiki’s Jewel Bar
Street art in Faubourg Marigny
Royal Street Hotel Taproom on Royal Street near Frenchmen Street
As long as your drink is in a plastic cup, you’re allowed to drink alcohol on public streets.
Next stop was a gay bar where they didn’t seem happy to see us, so no photos.
Then a quasi Irish bar:
Erin Rose barBy 5 pm, it was time to return to our respective hotels to rest and recharge. Before dinner, Scott, our friend Kim and I visited a few more bars.
Carousel Bar at Hotel Monteleone
Chartres Room
Dinner at Bayona
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| garlic soup |
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| rabbit roulade and fried rabbit leg |
All the drinking was taking its toll on my memory. I can’t recall what anyone else ate and I forgot my camera at the restaurant. They kindly called to let us know it was found.
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