Day 5 NOLA

12-23-14, Tuesday. We had absolutely no plans today except do some laundry! After we got the laundry done, we rode the trolley into town so Laura could go to Café du Monde and get beignets. Today there were absolutely no lines whereas the last time we were in town the line was all the way down the block. While we were eating our beignets, I saw these sculptures behind Café du Monde on the concrete wall that blocks the trolley tracks.

Café du Monde

Sculpture #1

Sculpture #2

Sculpture #3

We also went back to the Farmers Market so Laura could get a souvenir t-shirt!

Squirrel - the other white meat!

After we got back to the condo, and before the storm hit, we walked down St. Charles Avenue and up and down 2nd and 3rd looking at the beautiful homes and very different trees. All the homes had beautiful landscaping - I guess when you live in the Garden District it's expected of you to keep everything looking very pristine.

Big oak tree

Tree covered in ivy

Tree roots

Love this two story home

Love these roots climbing up the tree

Tree full of Mardi Gras beads

Beautiful home

                                    

Street of different trees - more of a blond wood

An up close view of "blond" tree

Lovely magnolia tree in front of another beautiful home

Huge oak trees in front of beautiful home

 My choice of dinner tonight was Bucktown Burger & Seafood. Jim & I used to eat here when we lived here and the food was good and filling. I had fried catfish on a grilled onion bun with sweet potato fries and sweet tea. Boy had I been missing that since being back in Washington!

Buckhorn Burger & Seafood - LOVE IT

We made a quick stop at Winn-Dixie on the way home. After we got back, the storm broke open and we watched the lightning right outside our condo window. It sure brought back memories of when we lived here for those 15 months! The storms in Louisiana are crazy! The cracking thunder feels like it's right in the room with you. I ran up on the roof deck to get a picture - fortunately I didn't get hit by lightning!

The storm has arrived