Day 1: Monday, March 16: Travel Day
For breakfast, we ate Sausage and biscuits at home.
We rode to the Club, met inside for our name tags, and had a brief talk about the trip.
We loaded onto the bus by 8:30 and were on our way.
Our driver's name was Jerome, on bus 334, Graylines Tennessee, with a mural of Nashville wrapped on the side.
Our first stop was Loves in West Point, MS. Hubby bought a Diet Coke and some Sweet & salty trail mix; he spent $7.01.
For lunch, we stopped at Burger King, where we bought one Steakhouse Whopper, fries, and two cokes spent $15.98
We stopped at Love's West Point, MS, for a restroom break.
For dinner was stopped at Golden Corral in Hattiesburg, MS., for a buffet meal.
I got fish, okra, blueberry pie, corn on the cob, diet coke, and seafood salad.
We traveled through Heidelberg and Laurel, MS., into Slidell and New Orleans, LA.
We arrived at our hotel, Sonesta ES Suites New Orleans,212 Loyal Ave, around 6PM.
Took a shower, worked on this journal, watched some TV, and went to bed.
3257-3261 Love's West Point, MS @10:32 AM
3264- Macon, MS
3265-3268 Burger King Maridian, MS
3269-3272 Laurel and Heideburg, MS Loves
3273-3275 Golden Corral Hattiesburg, MS @5:15 PM
3277-3281 traveling through Slidell, LA @6:28
3282-3299 Traveling through New Orleans, LA @6:48
3300-3301 Room at Sonesta ES Suites, room 905
Day 2: Tuesday, March 17: New Orleans
Breakfast in the hotel where I ate Egg, Bacon, Waffle, yogare and cranberry juice.
We were on the bus by 8:15.
Our first stop was to pick up our rep and head to Mardi Gras World. We arrived a little before 9 and stayed until 11.
We watched a video and then toured the warehouse where floats for Mardi Gras are made and repaired.
We loaded back onto the bus at 11 and rode to Riverwalk Mall, where we shopped and ate lunch.
Hubby and I shared lunch we bought at Pei Wei Asian Kitchen of orange chicken, Seaweed Chicken, and steak with diet coke.
We made a group photo before loading onto the Creole Paddlewheeler for a cruise to Chalmette Battlefield and returned to Riverwalk. 2-4:40 P.M.
We loaded onto the bus and rode to Landry's Seafood House, 620 Decatur St.
We enjoyed fried shrimp, salad, fries, red velvet cake, ice tea. Tim bought appetizers of Crawfish bites and spinach and asparagus dip with chips.
After dinner, we loaded back on the bus and headed for our hotel, but got caught up in the St Patricick's Day Parade for 2 1/2 hours. We sat on the bus waiting for the parade to end.
We sang and danced on the bus while we waited.
It was late when we got back to the hotel, everyone was exchausted.
3304 Breakfast at the hotel @ 7:15
3305-3357 Mardi Gras World @9:19-9:39 AM
3358 Mural Mall
3359 Lunch @11:18 AM
3360-3365 Riverwalk
3366 Riverwalk Jester @4:38
3371-3377 Walking to Landry's @5:07 PM
3378-3383 Dinner at Landry's @ 5:13
Big Camera
7221-7307 Mardi Gras World @8:59-8:55
7308-7311 Riverwalk @11;3-1:28
7312-7360 Chamette Battlefield @2:46-3:36
Bought two Mardi Gras T-shirts at Puma for 18.01
Day 3: Wednesday, March 18: New Orleans
Breakfast at the hotel, I ate egg, a sausage link, French Toast, and water.
We were on the bus by 8:15 and picked up our guide, Wanda. We did a tour of New Orleans and we stopped at St Louis Cemetery #5, and everyone got out to listen to our guide tell about the cemetery.
One of the Crypts was built like a castle, costing several thousand dollars. I guess she took her money to the grave with her.
Our next stop was at New Orleans City Park Restaurant (Benya's Café Du Monde), where we enjoyed a beignet and Coke. I took a few photos.
We loaded onto the bus, dropped off our guide (8:30-11), and rode to the French Quarters, where we shopped and ate lunch.
We ate lunch at Frank's Restaurant, where hubby and I shared a shrimp po' boy and Coke.
I ate the shrimp because the bread was very dry. (11-1:30).
Our next stop was the WWI Museum, 1:30-5PM.
Our next stop was for dinner at Crescent City Brewhous 527 Decatur Street. Here we enjoyed porkchops, green beans, spring salad, rolls, mac & cheese, bread puddin and iced tea.
When we were walking in the French Quarters, a Orential woman walked up to us, putting a couple of bracelets on our wrists, then she asked for money. She also put a necklace in my hand, and I handed it back. She told hubby that she wanted $40, and he said no. He gave her a $5, she said $10, hubby said no, and gave her another dollar. I tried to give back the braclets but she said no. As she walked away, hubby heard her say cheap ashole.
3384-3391 Park @ 8:48
3392-3415 St Louis Cemetery #5 @9:20-2:38
3416-3420 City Park & Restaurant @10:17
3421-3424 French Quarters Park Jackson Square
3425-3443 French Quarters @11:33-11:48
3444 Lunch at Frank's 12:10
3445-3451 French Quarters 12:33-12:55
3452-3473 WWII Museum 1:44-2:30 PM
3474-3480 New Orleans Headed to restaurant 5:-5
3481-3483 Restaurant @5:24-6:15 PM
3484-3492 Hotel Receipts
Big Camera
7361-7366 French Quarters @8:54-9:14
7357-7371 Cemetery @9:26
7372-7381 New Orleans City Park @9:56-11:25
7382-7428 WWII National Museum @2:12-4:36 PM
Day 4: Thursday, March 19:
Breakfast at the hotel . I ate egg, French toast, and juice.
After breakfast, we rode to Caesars Casion where several people gambled. We decided to walk over to the Riverfront Mall. 8:30-11
Hubby sat on the steps outside while I walked along the riverfront, taking pictures.
When I got back, we went inside the mall, where we bought a beignet and walked around inside the mall.
Lunch: at the French Quarter Market Bowl of Gumbo. World famous N'awlins on N peter st spend 12.32 cash. 11:30-3
We also got a scoop of cookies and cream ice cream in a cone at Southern Candy Makers spent $4.35 cash
At 3, we headed back to the hotel to rest.
At 6 PM, we loaded onto the bus for dinner at Boomtown Casino & Hotel in Harvey, LA
At each table, we had a spring salad, rolls, butter, and water.
One table at a time went to the buffet. There I got fish, green beans, beans and rice, gumbo, and bread pudding.
There was dancing and music, and we stayed until 8 PM.
Rode back to the hotel, packed, as we are leaving tomorrow.
3493 Breakfast @7:35
3495-3519 Riverwalk @9:08-11:07
3520-3527 Jackson Square @11:47-12:14
3528-3529- Dinner Boomtown Casino 6:01
Back to the hotel by 8:30.
Day 5: Friday, March 20:
Breakfast at the hotel, I ate egg, bacon, muffin.
We were on the bus by 8:30, headed home.
We stopped at Arby's in Tuscaloosa for lunch. Hubby ordered their lunch special for $8, which included a sandwich, curly fries, cheese sticks, a pie, and a drink.
I ordered a roast beef slider and a drink we spent $14.05
We stopped at Love's Poparville, MS, to fuel up.
We stopped at Walmart in Russellville for a restroom break
We arrive back at the Club around 6PM.
Hubby helped clean out the bus, and we loaded our luggage into our car and headed for home.
We stopped at Hugos for a Shrimp Fajita for dinner.
Washed clothes, uploaded some of my photos, and went to bed around 12.
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