Shuttle back into New Orleans and all juiced up for beignets and coffee at Cafe de Monde but line was around the block to get in. However, ended up at Stanley's on Jackson Square. See picture of Stanley's eggs benedict with oysters and whatever Jack's was called. It had sausage in the thick bread with ham in the Hollandaise. Best we ever had. Of course stuffed.
Jack sat on bench listening to street musician and smoking cigar to recuperate from meal. I went into cathedral to take pictures. Really nice. Don't remember being inside before.
Went to the Zulu Museum next door. Picture is gown of the last queen. Harvard grad, etc. whose father had been Zulu king. She now works for Obama as social secretary or something. Didn't get the name. Really interesting stuff and I got great pictures here. Didn't see the upper floors because wanted to spend some time at WWII Museum.
It was the D-Day Museum that is expanding. Tom Hanks and Stephen Spielberg have donated $27 million to it. Lots to see and listen to. Have a lot of 2-minute interviews of people from all aspects of the war, etc.
Then back to a so-so restaurant near the stop for the shuttle. Huge sandwiches. Good news is the French Quarter was booming today. Cab driver says weekends are busy and if they could just get the convention business back they would be in pretty good shape touristwise.
JUST CAUGHT UP WITH YOUR BLOG. WE HAVE BEEN
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SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE BEEN FROM THE SUBLIME, ANTOINE'S, TO THE THE RIDICULOUS, BEING PROPOSITIONED AT A WAL-MART. MIKE'S WIFE'S
BANKING BUSINESS HAS A DEAL TO SET UP BANKS AT WAL-MARTS. I WILL MAKE A DELICATE INQUIRY AS TO HOW THEY SOLICIT BUSINESS.
YOUR PRAISE FOR ANTOINE'S GOT ME IN TROUBLE. I'VE ALWAYS TOLD LOU ANN THAT THE FOOD IS LOUSY THERE AND TAKEN HER TO THE CAFE DU MONDE INSTEAD.
I DID, HOWEVER, POP FOR A SOUVENIR COFFEE CUP FROM THE DONUT SHOP.
KNOWING YOUR PROPENSITY FOR RV BREAKDOWNS, I SHOULD TELL YOU THAT GEORGE'S SON DAN RUNS THE HERTZ OPERATION IN NEW ORLEANS AND MOST OF THE THE SOUTHEAST. HE LIVES ACROSS LAKE PONCHATRAIN. THIS INFORMATION COULD GET YOU A DISCOUNT THE NEXT TIME YOU RENT A CAR WHILE
YOUR PRIMARY VEHICLE IS UNDERGOING REPAIR.
SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE HAVING A GOOD ENOUGH TIME THAT YOU WILL NOT ABORT THIS EXCURSION. HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE TAIL END.
TOM