"Nawlins"

Hi all, we have spent the past two days in New orleans having fun, can you believe it? We went to the French Quarter on Monday and walked around a bit and got the lay of the land. We spent a few hours with our friends Rick and Cindy from Birmingham and walked around the quarter and saw many famous sites and found some that were new to us. Rick showed us an antique store that had so many unbelievable pieces that all we could do was oooohh and aaaahh. The best exibit was by far the Rodin statue of "The Kiss" that was for sale for a mere $850K. They also had a yellow diamond that was only $250K but was quite extraordinary.

Later this evening we met Mike and Patty and Jerry and Jackie for dinner at K Paul's and what a wonderful dinner we had!!! The service was outstanding, especially for a party of eight, and we all enjoyed our meals. Today, Tuesday, we went to Cafe Du Monde for coffee and Beignet's, which were wonderful, and then walked about the area around Jackson Square while we waited for our 11:00 tour of the city. The tour ended up pretty well and we all saw many things we didn't know were in the area. To be honest though, New Orleans is not my kind of town but I am glad we got to see it and experience the music and food.

After the tour we took the Red Line, a street car, to Margarittaville and had lunch at Jimmy Buffet's restaurant. The food was great and we all ate too much, again. We walked and shopped a bit and finally we headed for home. I took a short nap and then we started to gather to discuss the day and then watched American Idol outside while we enjoyed our cocktails. We grilled at our place, everyone brought something to grill, and we ate at our picnic table. On Wednesday we will play golf at the Links at Stonebridge Country Club and eat at home again. On Thursday we leave for Destin, Florida as we get back to the beach. More from there, be safe.