Day 2 - New Orleans

Busy day today ... breakfast at The Old Coffee Pot -- Eggs Jonathan (like benedict but better!) -- poached eggs over ham and muffins smothered in hollandaise sauce (spicy!) with fried shrimp, grits and home made wheat toast. We checked out the Louisiana State Museum which is a must see followed by a special Katrina and Beyond exhibit which was superb! Our subsequent thirst was sated at the nearby Cafe' du Monde with cafe' au laite and yummy beignets (French donuts - actually I think they tasted like funnel cakes - thick ones - covered in powdered suger). After resting ... by the pool ... reading (Trip) we lit out for the best po' boys in town at the Parkway Bakery and Tavern ----- fried shrimp with a side order of fries smothered in gravy. The highlight of the night was a marvelous jazz presentation at the Snug Harbor ... Delfeayo Marsalis, brother of Branford, leader of the Tonight Show Band, led the Uptown Jazz Orchestra, a happy group of a dozen cool cats! The high point was his personal rendition of "I'm Confessin That I Love You" from my old dancin days! We left the show in a drenching rain headed for our car; but, it was worth it!