Day 7 - Merry Christmas!

12-25-14, Thursday.

We decided to ride a trolley into the French Quarter to see if we could find a restaurant open. We were going to try Café du Monde again but it was closed.

We passed Jackson Square right when the Calypso Tumblers were getting ready to perform. They are accomplished acrobatic gymnasts, contortionists and comedic entertainers who made it to the Top 10 of America's Got Talent. I think we missed the first part of their program with all their tumbling, but what we did see was hilarious and we were greatly entertained!

One of the acrobats tumbling over 5 people.

Tracy had woken up with a sore throat Christmas Eve and wasn't feeling that much better today especially after we were so cold after the swamp tour. She stayed in town with us until after the Calypso Tumblers act then she went back to the condo. Jim & I and Kevin & Laura wandered around the French Quarter until we found the Olde NOLA Cookery open for lunch. We got the last table available. Of course, since we were leaving New Orleans the following day, I had to have my last fried catfish po'boy!

Lunch at Olde NOLA Cookery

After lunch, we rode the trolley back to the condo. Unfortunately, it was time to get things packed up and ready to fly home the next day. We did another load of laundry (it's nice to have clean clothes after vacation) before calling it a day.