Holiday Inn Express New Orleans East
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New Orleans
... bank lined with shops and restaurants so quite pleasant. This arvo we went on the natchez steam paddle boat up the Mississippi, it was nice just to chill out and watch the foreshore of New Orleans pass you by. New Orleans is the 3 rd largest port in the world so there was plenty of activity going on. Coal seems to be one of the major exports. Once we docked it was time for more exploring and for Alan to get a hair cut at an authentic New Orleans barber, damn ...
Leaving New Orleans
... of two lanes on I-10 for an hour. We never saw a wreck or the police. Then we get to Mobile, Alabama and again an hour's worth of bumper to bumper 2 lanes on I-10 trying to get through the tunnel. Finally, we are cruising down I-10 like we should and we cut off onto SR-331 that goes into Santa Rosa Beach that we had been on just days before. It's about ...
The Big Easy
... to say about that. Except, people, just a tip - strippers love their bills folded into origami, or dolla' bill bowties. Just sayin'.
Monday, after hangin' out at a bookstore in the quarter for a bit while Jess taught pilates, she took me to Willie Mae's to grab some fried chicken so we could have a picnic under the wind chime tree. Oh man. The wind chimes are all tuned to each other, so you're sitting under this big beautiful tree and ...
The Big Easy
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Friday morning we got up, made coffee and tea and had breakfast. We decided to take it easy and lounge around our campsite. After lunch, we decided to head back to the Barnes and Noble to figure out what campsite we would be staying at on Saturday night, and decided we should go to a movie since we were given a couple of passes - thanks Mom! After the movie we grabbed dinner at la Madeline and then called it an early night to catch up on ...
Mardi Gras in Nawlins!
... with 'krewes' of people on board. People pay a small fortune to join one of these exclusive 'krewes'. One of them is an all female krewe, and they throw out (or rather hand out!) big glittery shoes as gifts. My new friends took me to see where they were being made. Another krewe throws out painted coconuts, and some of the 'throws' are coveted prizes for the Mardi Gras enthusiasts. It's a dangerous business - I got hit in the mouth by a stack of beads the first night ...
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Amenities
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Swimming pool
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Fitness/Health center
- Free parking
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