Kam and I are close to perfecting a new form of travel by way of bars. It's a fun and novel way to get recommendations from locals. Just stop into a watering hole and ask the bartender what he or she would do with the day outside of work.
Yesterday, while our host Wendy was at law school getting all learned, we began our walkabout at the Avenue Pub and met Vicky, a "50-year-old barmaid" and one hell of a woman. Though her house didn't survive Katrina, she did, came back, and rebuilt it. Even her cat is tough. It survived alone for 6 weeks in the flooded home.
Vicky is camera shy, but this is her cigarette
She pointed us across the street to the Please-U Restaurant for po boy sandwiches, which were so good we almost passed out. With a name like Please-U, how could it do anything otherwise?
Please-U Restaurant
We then continued to wander for most of the day. I personally was floored by the beauty of New Orleans. We didn't have nearly enough time to give this place justice.
Highlights are below, more at http://picasaweb.google.com/mattbsimon/WalkaboutNewOrleans#
That bar looks amazing, and Vicky sounds great
What's with the horse, was it some sort of novel horse drawn carriage, for police use or something?
Posted by: Sabrina | September 19, 2008 at 01:42 PM
It was a police horse, somehow staying calm in the middle of Bourbon Street.
Posted by: Matt | September 19, 2008 at 04:12 PM