Jun 23

And Still N’Orlins

by in Places we've been, Things we've seen

Earlier we rode the trolley car along St Charles Avenue, mainly cos we didn’tknow where to get off. The housing down this way is impressive…

and you can pick one up for a dottle – just a cupla mil (or 3). They’re beautiful and the gardens are very special. But, you’ve already seen the downside, the poorer neighbourhoods effected by the floods in the last post. One extreme to another. But I guess this is no different to any other city.

Not war museumed out we took in the Civil War Museum which is near the WWII Museum reported on last post…

to see an interesting collection of historical killing equipment from the period of the Civil War which if I recall correctly was around 1860. It is however a very interesting building, purpose built for this specific purpose.

This evening we took to the water in the PS Creole Queen. An original (well early) paddle steamer. This was a jazz and dinner cruise on the Mississippi and a good night out it was even though it rained for most of the trip. Dinner on board which of itself was not great, the ambience was. Met Pattie and Janine at the adjoining table had a great chat and then went upstairs to hear the band. Bit wet with everybody crammed under cover it was a bit hard to appreciate the music but again it was a good experience. Also a bit hard to get photos but here is some of our record of the event….

On board at 6.30pm, set sail about 7.oopm and back to dock about 9.30pm, total cost including drinks about $200 ($280.00 aus).

Nothing here is cheap, in fact it is quite expensive overall – food and entertainment and then there are the “gratuities” on top all suggested at between 18% – 20%. We did not tip to that level – at no point did we get service that remotely warranted significant reward. We know it is a standard US form of remuneration but it is not very effective.

There is no gambling allowed in Louisiana so this is not really a gambling casino it is a “gaming” house. You can run a gaming facility if you have a gaming licence!

OOOHH!! only in America!

I played a 1c pokie and lost $5.00 in two pushes of the button – I have no idea how that worked but clearly I don’t know how to ‘game’.

The bus to the airport is picking us up at 5.15am so the last night has not been a biggie – a quick meal down Frenchman Street for a last bit of jazz …..

then early to bed.

Next day Daytona Beach and a real change of direction. But, more later.

 

 

 

 

3 Responses to “And Still N’Orlins”

  1. From Glenys & Rob:

    Looks like you pensioners are having a great time. By the way Payne’s pumpkins silver beet and carrots were harvested. Payne’spumpkuns were a hit at club night. All went and greatly appreciated. We are heading into Melbourne and flying out to NZ for a week.
    Rather nippy with Benalla down to -3 and even colder in Yack last night.
    Keep enjoying your travel experiences and look forward to more updates.
    Bob and Glenys

    Posted on 25 June 2018 at 1:32 pm #
  2. From Judi Dey:

    You would have passed the hotel that we stayed at when we were in N’Orlins as it was on St Charles Ave. We did that same tram trip to the end of the line and back again just to see where it went to. Yes the houses are amazing aren’t they.

    We are also off to NZ again after two weeks in Brisy, this time we are in the North Island. Had a great time in the South Island last month.

    Posted on 27 June 2018 at 8:30 pm #
  3. From barry:

    I hope you also weeded the garden bed!!!!

    We stayed at the Lafayette at 600 St Charles Ave. There are a lot of hotels on this strip all very conveniently placed to the French Qtr.

    Posted on 28 June 2018 at 10:31 am #

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