We drove the 90 miles back to New Orleans from Biloxi. The hardest part of the New Orleans tour was finding a parking place. But we finally found one that only cost an arm because I needed both legs for walking.
We headed for the river a few blocks away. There is a walk way along the river that is not only scenic but also takes us to the middle of the French Quarter where there are scenic buildings and some books stores that we want to check out.
It was fun to watch the big ships and tug boats working out in the Mississippi river.
And we watched a paddle boat running along the river that might not be interesting to anyone else but me, but that is why it is on this blog site - so I can watch it whenever I want.
When we got to the French Quarter, there is a square. It has a great park with flowers and statues and benches and an interesting variety of people. There is a walk way ont he south side where artists display and sell their pieces.
Around the square there are these old buildings that are really interesting to look at. This one is the church.
This is a museum.
And in the center of the park is a statue . . . of Major General Andrew Jackson, as I recall. And there were people doing yoga and picnics and tourists taking pictures. It was very fun just to watch what was going on around us.
We finally found the first book store, in Pirates Alley, no less. It was the Faulkner House where William Faulkner wrote many of his books and stories . . .
. . . or so the plaque says.
And the sign.
But I loved the sign to the store next door which proclaims "Tony Seville's Pirate's Alley Cafe' and Olde Absinthe". Sorry, the day was still young and not time for eating yet.
After much more walking and visiting antique stores with little lead soldiers and book stores with little old men and winding stairways covered in stacks of books, we finally settled on a little cafe.
It was named Antoine's Annex and was a cute little place with an odd menu. It was probably mostly vegan but whatever I ended up with at the server's suggestion was very tasty.
And lots of chips came with everything, including the cute lady who ate across from me.
There were tons of antique shops with the most elaborate furniture I have ever seen outside of a movie or television show. But now I know where to find some if ever I decide that I need something in gold and curves. Click on the picture so that it gets big and look at some of the stuff in this window.
And then we were off to home, through Denver again, getting into our bed about 1 am.
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