In Kingdoms of the Cool

Day 4...

Our last full day in New Orleans began with a recommended eatery called Petunia's. They are famous for their red bean omelet. Being a three egg omelet including a Cajun sausage and cheddar cheese, I'm surprised they are not more famous for their heart attacks. Nonetheless, it was an unbelievably delicious plate of food. Good hash browns, too!

After breakfast, we hopped a bus and headed sort of south and west to an area called the Magazine District or as all the signs indicated, Uptown. It was a quaint little area filled with Starbucks and antique stores and the like. Basically, this was a place my mother would have enjoyed. Like A LOT.

After this excursion out of our known realm, we headed back to the hotel to rest our still-full stomachs and to plan out the rest of our final night. We decided on going back through Bourbon Street one last time en route to our dinner destination: The Gumbo Shop. Supposed 'best Gumbo in New Orleans' was not a fake title according to Matt. Having recently had some Gumbo, I ordered a blackened chicken po' boy and that did not disappoint. (BTW - Look into getting some Abita Ale when I get home.)

At this point, we have consumed a hand grenade and a beer each and we wanted more. We both got refills of our novelty drinks and headed back past Esplinade towards Frenchman street. We stopped back into the spotted cat for another drink and to sit and enjoy a lively jazz band called Skip Robinson and the New Orleans Quartet. They had a great on stage personality and fun sound. Good time.

On the way back to the hotel, my enjoyable buzz was killed by the fact that it was monsooning outisde and my cheap convenient store umbrella was destroyed somewhere near Chartes and St. Louis ave. Despite being drenched, I got into my hotel room and began to pack for our trip home the next day having completed yet another eventful day in the Big Easy.

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posted by MikeStan @ 7:12 AM