Thursday evening we grabbed dinner on Burbon st. at a place called Desire. It's attached to the Royal Sonesta hotel. Burbon street is a very interesting place. I loved loved loved all the music. There was such a variety of live bands, DJs, dueling pianos & jazz! Unfortunately for bystanders I happened to find a wonderful karaoke bar. :) Let's just say I've got "less than perfect" pitch.
Lucky for us, my boss allowed us to fly out a day early so we could explore the city. So on Friday, we ended up taking a 3.5 hr bus tour to see as much as possible in such a short time. I really enjoyed it! I realized more than before what a deep history and interesting culture they have. It made me want to learn more. I wish we could have visited some of the museums they have, but one day simply isn't enough time. However, our tour showed us their famous graveyards, the garden district with the beautiful historical mansions, the french quarter, the art district and the riverside area. We also visited the 9th ward where hurricane Katrina hit the hardest. It was quite the site...they still need so much help!
Garden District
graveyard
pic of 9th ward
new home in 9th ward thanks to Brad Pitt's make it right foundation
Saturday, Sunday & Monday we worked the conference. I always enjoy getting to opportunity to chat with the doctors, nurses & physician assistants in my territory. The conference is so wonderful because they aren't in the middle of seeing patients & working so the conversation can be more relaxed. We have a new product available too which is always fun!
Some of the highlights in the food department included Cafe Du Monde for beignets, Red Fish Grill for seafood and Commander's Palace where I had a delicious steak. I also had a fabulous time at Tony Moran's Italian restaurant on Bourbon street. In fact, since it was the night of the super bowl there wasn't hardly anyone in the place, which allowed Nadia and I the opportunity to talk for over an hour to our waitress and other staff. I got to hear their personal hurricane Katrina stories & the dreams and ambitions they have moving forward. Their tears as they described what it was like to be on the roof of their house for two days, be separated from family members when evacuated, still not knowing where family members are was enough to make me not trade my experience in NOLA for anything. I felt ashamed that I didn't truly understand the effects of Katrina even though I watched it on the news every day...until you see it with your own eyes it just doesn't register...and I still have questions.
Red Fish Grill
Commanders Palace
Commanders Palace
Commander's Palace
1 comment:
Awesome post! That graveyard looks like the one off of "Double Jeopardy" (which is a movie that I LOVE!!) Glad you had fun. Those girls working with you (no offense) look like kids! We're getting old.
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