Last Day in the Big Easy

Ahhhh, Wednesday, our last big day in NOLA.  This morning we slept late and strolled down to the Court of Two Sisters for brunch.

 If you've never done it, you've missed something.  It is a must do for me every time I come.  You can also sign up for their newsletter and they will send you recipes.  Well, of course they have the standard breakfast on the buffet, but also shrimp, salad, jambalaya, etc. etc. etc.  Too much to mention.  Desserts are my favorite and the top one is Bananas Foster.  Love it!!

Later, we had to walk off our brunch and we shopped.  Visited my favorite antique store which is really more like a museum.  Cannot and do not expect to be able to purchase anything there but to see these antiques is really an education.  I believe the cheapest piece of furniture in the store was $68,000.00.  That's right.  The jewelry is exquisite also.  Just a great place to spend some time.

My next favorite shop which I have purchased items from for at least 6 years is the Glass Managerie.  It is a tiny shop but she has so many different things and really reasonable prices.  I love this shop!
We then worked our way back to the casino for a little more blackjack and neither of us were very lucky today, so back to the French Quarter we went.

Katherine wanted to get some more beignets, so that was our afternoon snack then off to Pat O'Brians for hurricanes.  Earlier in the day, we had met 2 scotsmen walking the street and had our picture made with them and I asked why they were wearing kilts and they said they were celebrating the half way mark to St. Patricks Day.

 Okay, interesting and something I had never heard before and thought they were making it up.  But.....we arrived at Pat O'Brians and guess what?  Yes, they were celebrating the halfway mark to St. Pattys.  Can you believe it?  Well, we had hurricanes and they gave us hats and beads and we ran into the same scotsmen again with some more joining and of course, I  had my picture made with all of them.  Great fun!!

We left Pats and walked down Bourbon Street going to the hotel and, well, sometimes you think you have seen it all but then something just comes along.  We look at the opposite sidewalk and there is a woman walking with a man just talking and talking but she is naked except for a pair of bikini panties.  She is painted completely silver including panties and let me say she was not young, she was overweight and well, should I say more?  Surprisingly, she walked right by a policeman and he apparently thought it was okay!!!!

On that note, I think we are ready to leave NOLA.