Trip to NOLA

DH an I went to New Orleans several weeks back. We had such a fantastic time that I wanted to tell all about it. We stayed at the International House. It probably isn't my favorite place in New Orleans, but it was close to all the things we wanted to see and do and we got a pretty good deal. I still say it had an unusual odor, it was probably lemongrass which most would find appealing, but I didn't care for it.

We did many of the 'classic' NOLA stuff, breakfast at Cafe Du Monde, wandering around Jackson square and the French Quarter. We also went up to Tulane and the garden district and Audoban park. One of my favorite things though was exploring Magazine street. I loved it! It reminded me a lot of NW 23rd and the Pearl district of Portland. 

We at lunch at this restaurant which had this plaque outside the door. I thought it was very fitting for our family, he's got the bar (beer brewing), she's got the pharmacy (pharmacist.). Something to keep in mind if Don ever gets on that bar of his. I can't remember the name of this restaurant, but it was filled with other work from this artist which had a variety of sayings. The food was pretty good too!

However, one of the more exciting things we saw was at one of our impromptu stops. We were walking down the street, actually heading back to our car to leave Magazine street, and we passed by this bar, the Bulldog. It had the best fountain EVER so we had to stop in for a beer and cider.

This first picture is from the opposite side of the patio so you can see how impressive it is. However it contains about 80 taps all with water running through them to make a fountain.

This one shows the taps a little better. It was fun to see how many of the different beers we had tried and which we had never heard of. If Don ever gets a brewery some day WE WILL DO THIS!! How fun.

Another part of our trip we went to Frenchman Street and heard the guy/band who sings the theme song Treme TV show, John Boutte. That really helped make our trip.

Finally one of the restaurants we ate at was amazing. We were planning to go to the Red Fish Grill, which we really enjoy, however we couldn't get reservations. So instead we ate at Herbsaint. I highly recommend it. Every dish we had was amazing. It was pricey, but worth it.

Til next time NOLA...