Oh the things in NOLA that you don't see anywhere else. Which parade? Any parade. And they have a LOT of parades here.
Tomorrow is Palm Sunday, so it's been less than 40 days since Mardi Gras. Beads are everywhere (well, they typically are year round, but especially this close to Mardi Gras). Trees look like Christmas trees adorned with the beads. This is "concertina wire" (barbed wire in a coil shape to create an obstacle) on top of a gate that is covered in beads.
We discovered a wonderful local supermarket called Rouses. It's a little like Central Market in Dallas in the variety and quality of offerings (bakery, deli, groceries, beer, wine,...) but it's very local. Here the woman giving out free samples is offering cocktails made with blueberry vodka and lemonaid.
Having chandeliers in Rouses says it all.
Gotta ride the St. Charles trolley! We tried to catch the trolley in front of our hotel, but the first one that came by was full so it didn't stop and after waiting 20 minutes, we just went walking. But we caught it outside of Rouses and rode it into town to Canal Street and then back down St. Charles to our hotel.
We are missing Karen D on the trolley ride but she'll be with us later today. Thinking of you Brenda, Helen, and Julie (the 3 Butterfly Friends that couldn't make it on this trip)!
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