WE had a blast on our short weekend - we had to postpone it by a day, because we both caught a bug and were in bed with 100 -101 temps. None the less Friday through Monday was great - we did a lot.
Our hotel (Dauphin Orleans) was just off Bourbon st.
We tried to do a little culture, a little party - and it kind of worked. We did a walking cemetery tour and ate at fine restaurants, but in between, we took in parades and bourbon st revelry. The food was awesome, we heard some great music, and we tried all the usual suspects - hurricanes, hand grenades and 'huge a$$' beers on Bourbon. OMG some of the floats were so awesome.
Dinners were at Antoinees (the original home of Oysters Rockerfella) and Emeril. Hands down dinner at Emerils was the best food I have ever eaten!! We may plan another trip somewhere around one of his restaurants!!
We had lunch at Mothers and beignets at Cafe du Monde
The weather was bad - cold (most of the time) and raining all day Saturday. The sun did peek put on Sunday.
Obviously we were there for V-day, and my DH gave me the most thoughtful gift - it is a heart locket, with a picture of my dad in it. He really did good this year.
We had a great time - relaxing (ish) because we were trying to cram so much in, but over all a great trip.
