New Orleans - Day 3

Hayley and I just don't bounce back like we used to, and we were hurtin' a bit when we woke up Monday morning. It was pouring outside anyway, so we decided that we just wanted to sleep in and hang out in the room for the day. Cheers to the Omni staff for letting us check out at 3:00 without charges! They were all super nice during our entire visit, and I'd definitely stay there again.

Before we left, Hayley and I spent some time uptown at Chris & Dorie's house. I didn't take any pics, but we took a walk through the neighborhood to check out all of the houses that had been condemned or were still vacant (and there are a bunch). Memorial hospital is also in her neighborhood... the one where all of that horrible shit went down during Katrina when the remaining doctors and patients were basically abandoned. If you're interested in how the reconstruction is going (or not going), check out these sets of Flickr pics. 4 years after. 3 years after. 2 years after.

On a lighter note, our last stop before the airport was the eatery Ignatius on Magazine St.


This would be the boudin meatloaf.

And here we are with the crab & corn bisque (yes, I had to have it again before I left) and Hayley's shrimp-n-grits.

And here's an action shot of Dorie and her tabasco.

One last Abita at the airport and that was it. I don't think I could have stuffed any more into my stomach. Thanks again to Dorie & Chris for hauling our tourist asses around town!

To view all of the New Orleans pics, go to our Flickr site.