Last year we visited my parents at their new place in NOLA at the beginning of December so this year it was time to spend the actual holiday with them. We were down there for about a week. The city really knows how to be festive and Christmastime is no exception. The beautiful mansions in the Garden District look like postcards and many of the restaurants have special Reveillon menus. We were introduced to the music clubs of Frenchman Street (an authentic departure from Bourbon Street) and saw the annual holiday lights at City Park (with a charming train ride through "scenes" made of colored lights and music). Of course, we over-ate too. It's impossible to resist!
Typical view along St. Charles Street
Emeril's, where I tried sweetbreads for the first time (insert Hannibal Lecter jokes here)
The Spotted Cat is a great place to see a real (and very talented) local band
An afternoon in The Quarter isn't complete without beignets
and a stroll past the creepiest house in town!
Mr. Turkey in the oil-less fryer
My parents' quiet neighbors
At City Park there was some really weird-smelling bubble foam flying around and it was a long time before we figured out it was coming from several fake snow generators
One of our meals was at the splendidly-decorated Roosevelt Hotel
Joyeux Noel!
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