Day: May 11, 2015

One last meal in Nola before we left town.  We had grits and the highly recommended corned beef omelette at “The Grill” in the French Quarter.  In addition to a great meal we were treated to one more dose of southern charm.  We were “Honeyed”, “Babied” and “You have a happy Mother’s Day, Child” throughout our meal.

On our way back to the hotel we decided to walk back via Bourbon Street since we had not been there this trip (I swear this was Patrice’s idea).  Check out the signs below and you get an idea of the types of activity you find on this famous walkway.  Do any of these places look like a good venue for a Mother’s Day celebration?

We then left the Big Easy and 515 miles later we found ourselves in Austin, Texas at the JW Marriott hotel.  This place is amazing.  Our room is huge with every convenience known to mankind.  We have a corner room with spectacular views of the city.  After getting settled we explored the hotel, first going to the executive lounge.  There we found televisions with private sitting areas, newspapers, fresh fruit, nuts, yogurt, drinks, cookies, candies, yada, yada, yada.  Then we went out by the pool area and found a spectacular view with loads of comfortable sitting space and a beautiful pool.  We also went to the gym (to see, not to work out, of course) and it had every piece of equipment you could possibly desire.  Our self guided tour ended with a visit to the concierge who fell over himself making suggestions of things to do tomorrow. When he finished he thanked us!   I love this place.  I told Patrice if I find a conference schedule at the JW Marriott in Austin, I am going.  I don’t care what the topic is, I am going.

Until later.

Robert