On our last full day in New Orleans, Linda wanted to go to the famed Commander's Palace for lunch. The restaurant is just a half-mile from us, and she has always wanted to eat there. Unfortunately, we could not get a reservation for that day, so we decided to go back to Dooky Chase restaurant where we have been before.
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| Unpretentious exterior, elegant interior |
Dooky's is a New Orleans institution, and its lunch buffet is legendary . . .red beans and rice, veal stew, andouille sausages, fried chicken (some say the best in Louisiana), greens, sweet potatoes, and salad.
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| Lunch date |
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| See . . . not Mexican food |
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| Bread pudding . . . what a Southern dessert should look like |
After lunch at Dooky's, Linda had to stop at the yarn shop in the French Quarter (no surprise, there) . . .
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| The yarn shop on Chartres Street |
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| Inside . . . half yarn, half needlepoint, all luscious |
and get some beignets at Cafe Du Monde to enjoy with coffee in the evening.
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| Required tourist stop |
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| The aroma of fresh beignets is seductive |
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| The dining area is busy 24 hours a day |
As always, we had had a terrific time in New Orleans.
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| We drove by the Superdome several times |
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| All kinds of musicians on the streets of New Orleans |
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| There's a parade for something, somewhere, nearly every day |
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| Classic view of a carriage ride in the French Quarter |
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| Contrast of the old vs the new in New Orleans |
We would have stayed even a few more days, but alas, Thanksgiving Day was upon us. Jeff and Derrick were going to go to their mother's house up in Jackson, Mississippi, for the day, and we decided we better started heading for home in earnest.
It was hard to see that this wonderful trip was coming to an end, but we did have to get back. Duties at home called, and so we pulled out of New Orleans on the day before Thanksgiving.
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