matt at cafe du monde, originally uploaded by kathryn_rotondo.
i'm just back from a really great trip to new orleans, for a wedding. congratulations carolyn and thom!
friday morning we sat at cafe du monde and ate beignets, then walked around the french quarter, and browsed quirky old books in a used bookshop. my favorite was a guide to BASIC programming with great illustrations and captions like "i'm going to integerize this decimal number with my trusty truncating saw!". afterward we had a yummy lunch at bon ton cafe (thanks julie).
it was a rainy day and matt and i took a good nap in the afternoon, then woke up and went out for ice cream, which we ate while watching big ships on the mississippi. we saw lots of tow boats pushing barges. we had a rehearsal dinner to attend in the evening... then we sprawled out on the big hotel bed and watched some of the tales of hoffman on public tv. very funny to see an opera with a robot!
mississippi river, originally uploaded by kathryn_rotondo.
saturday we ate breakfast at mother's (thanks stephanie), went walking along the river and even got a little sunburned! then matt and i split off and went to the aquarium. my favorite part was feeding stingrays. i am a squirmish one so i am proud that i was able to hold the fish in my hand and deal with the sting ray touching me. we also saw otters, penguins, seahorses, eels, piranhas, sharks, and frogs... as well as an imax movie about the wetlands and hurricane katrina. it was really nice to have dot dot dot time with matt.
wedding cake, originally uploaded by kathryn_rotondo.
in the evening was the wedding, and that was fun. it was at a big mansion with a great garden, lots of music and dancing. there is this tradition called 'second line' at the end of the evening where everyone dances in a line out into the street while waving a handkerchief in the air. then we blew bubbles while the bride and groom walked out to a horse-drawn carriage that took them away. super fun!
I’m happy you got to go to New Orleans (and eat at Mother’s)! I had a great time there…I was at a conference so I’ll have to go back someday and see more of the city.