You get what you pay for...

Saturday began well. The car picked us up on time. We had plenty of time to dilly at the airport prior to our flight. We were only a few minutes delayed due to deicing. The flight was uneventful. We arrived in New Orleans to slightly warmer temps...though not all that much!

We took a cab to our hotel...the Olivier House, in the French Quarter. We already had the mindset that this trip was going to be an adventure...we thought we were prepared for anything. From the outside of the hotel, all looked good. We walked in, checked in, only to find out that they had my reservation, but not Allison & Mori's. Mind you, it is Saturday and the hotel is completely booked! The girl at the front desk found a room with one bed for them to sleep in for Saturday night and they had to bring a nasty spare mattress to throw on the floor. The girls were stuck in a loft with a pullout with no mattress and a TV with no buttons. Rod and I headed to our room to find stuck in the early 1980's with nasty pink flowered wall paper and teal green carpeting. Every room is decorated and sized differently, so you don't know what you'll get till you walk into the room.


Enough about our digs...least we've had a good laugh about it!

Allison, Mori, Rod and I headed out for walk to check out the Quarter. We treated ourselves to a Cafe Au Lait and some Beignets. Checked out some local artists in Jackson Square. This place is a never ending party! At 6 PM was the St. Joseph's Parade through the Quarter. We stopped to partake in the action. We managed to get a variety of beads, but we had to watch out for the drunk crazies who were trying to steal them from everyone. And NO we did not FLASH anyone!!! We were all well behaved! :)


After the parade, we grabbed dinner at Crescent City Brewery. Walked around some more, then headed in for the evening. We did not party all night with the rest of the crazies on Bourbon Street...dodging their puke was enough for me to not want to hang with them!

Till next time...