Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Sam drove me and Patrick to SFO. We flew Continental to New Orleans with a layover in Houston. On the SFO-IAH flight Continental served us breakfast: Cheerios cereal and a whole fresh banana. At the New Orleans airport, we purchased round-trip fares for 2 on Airport Shuttle (504-522-3500)—$76. Checked in to room 460 at Omni Royal Orleans in the heart of the French Quarter. After briefly settling in to our room, we walked Royal Street to Verdi Marte (504-525-4767, 1201 Royal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA 70195). Bought shrimp po boys, Zapp's potato chips, and drinks, then walked to Latrobe Park and ate. Very delicious—I couldn't eat much more than half a sandwich, though. Back to the hotel, checked out the hotel's observation deck and rooftop pool. Back down to the street, we walked to Community Coffee Cafe and had some coffee. Walked to Faubourg/Maurigny, returned via Decatur. Stopped at Walgreen's. Hotel. The concierge helped us set up our dinner plans for tomorrow night. We walked the Moonwalk. There was a full moon as well as a moon over Bourbon Street. Stopped at The Pub. Patrick had a bourbon. I still had a sore throat so I had a lemonady thing. The bartender called me baby and refilled my drink without asking. Hotel. Room service: tomato basil soup, caesar salad. The tray included a gravy boat with what seemed like over a pint of Italian dressing. We didn't know why they chose to serve Italian dressing with a caesar salad, and we didn't know why there was so much dressing.