This morning we went to Elizabeth’s for breakfast. We went there during our Pseudo Freedom Trail Tour in 2014 and I had to return so I could eat “Red Neck Eggs” and Praline Bacon again. See the picture below and you will notice that I couldn’t wait and dug in before snapping this shot. I won’t tell you that after breakfast we went to Loretta’s for sweet potato pie and pecan pie because that would seem too decadent. Loretta is a charmer and has a wonderful sign in front of her place (see below).
We then took the trolley to City Park and toured the beautiful sculpture garden. At the entrance to the park we saw a bronze statue of Confederate General B.T. Beauregard. It still amazes me how many Confederacy statues and monuments you see in the South. We managed to miss the statues of Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis. We also didn’t go to the Confederacy museum. The World War II museum provided enough visions of senseless death and suffering for one trip.
This evening we had a wonderful dinner with our friends Angie and Don (see below). In addition to a spectacular meal we had a delightful evening talking about our visit last year (with Erica and her friend Sienna), our travels, family and a bunch of other things (yes Richard, we talked about you). Mostly we talked about reasons to come back to New Orleans (as if we needed any more).
Tomorrow morning we head to Austin. We have read that the forecast is for rain and thunderstorms for the next few days. If you can say a prayer that the rain be sent to California instead everyone will be very grateful.
Until tomorrow,
Robert
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