I had to go to New Orleans for work last week. Since Michael had never been there, we figured it was a chance to get away for a few days and introduce him to a new city. And a chance to eat. Did I mention the food? I don't think I've eaten so much in a single week in a long, long time.
We started the weekend with a culinary bike tour run by
Confederacy of Cruisers. The tour took us to one restaurant on the east side of the French Quarter and then into the Treme and Mid-City neighborhoods. Not only was the tour great, thanks to Victor (our guide), but we got to see parts of the city that we wouldn't have seen otherwise. The tour was absolutely worth it and I definitely do it again (and we paid for the tour).
Michael and I wandered around on Sunday before his flight left, just exploring and visiting a few museums. Most of the rest of the week, I had to work at a conference, but I did get out to wander a little bit.
Saint Louis Cathedral on Jackson Square.
A gaslamp in the French Quarter
Ferns growing on a building in the Warehouse District
Michael on his tour bike. The bikes they supplied were cruisers with coaster brakes (the kind where you pedal backwards to stop). I'm used to hand brakes and clipless pedals. When you stop with clipless pedals, you unclip your foot from the pedal and put it on the ground as you stop moving. It is a pretty deeply ingrained habit at this point for me. Coaster brakes are much, much less effective if one of your feet is off of the pedals! Frantically grasping for the hand brake levers is also an ineffective stopping strategy! I got used to it pretty quickly, though and we had a lot of fun.
One of the stops along the bike tour.
A building in the Warehouse District.
A sign on an old building in the Warehouse District.
Jesus takes an interest in broken cell phones in New Orleans.
A classic French Quarter balcony.
Houses along the east side of the French Quarter.
A restaurant boiling boudin outside overnight.
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