We’re 15 days away from our second dose of the COPVID-19 vaccine. Shortly after that it should kick in and offer us a measure of protection from the virus.
Bourbon Street in New Orleans, known for music, food and revelry. Note the famed balcony iron work in the background
Red beans and rice with smoked sausage
The band at Bamboula’s
We are standing in front of the tomb of Marie Laveau, the famed Voodoo Queen. This is reportedly the most visited tomb in New Orleans.
We are not sure exactly when we’ll decide to travel again. But one place we do want to visit again is New Orleans. Sher and I both so enjoyed our last visit there back in 2018. We loved the food, the music and the atmosphere of this exciting place. There is so much to see and do in NOLA. It will definitely be on an upcoming itinerary of ours.
Roadtirement 
I am a 3-hour drive from NOLA, but husband is so not a fan. Stop by and pick me up when you go. 😆
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Sounds like a plan! 😉
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Don’t forget to pack me with you, vicariously of course! Pictures of every place you go, please. Safe travels.
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We’ll have room for you! 😉
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Hope you get to visit again shortly
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Hopefully won’t be too long.
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😎
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Have you been to the WWII museum in NOLA? It is maybe the best museum I’ve ever been to. Highly interactive and fascinating. A must see, for sure.
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Thanks for the tip! Will for sure put that on the list for next visit!
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I’ve never been to NOLA. It looks like a fun place when you can do things. Good luck with you second dose.
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Thanks, Tim!
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The beans, rice, and sausage look so delicious!
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It is a NOLA standard meal. And a good one.
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I once lived just outside of Lake Charles and in all the time I was there, I never got the chance to visit New Orleans.
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We have stopped at casinos in Lake Charles. 😉
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If you have time, they have an awesome aquarium!
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We’ll put that on the list for next time. We like aquariums! Thanks for the tip.
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It’s nice to see the corner being turned on this whole COVID thing.
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It seems like things are looking up for sure.
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One of my faves! I think I was a jazzman there in a previous lifetime. The 1st time I visited, I knew my way around The Quarter instinctively. My only other visit was on a New Year’s Eve. We were treated to TWO massive fireworks displays: one for the East Coast TV audience (at 11 PM Local) and a massive show at midnight. Can’t wait for my next beignet or a Po’ Boy, live tunes at Preservation Hall (even if I hafta sit on the floor.) I’ve raved about it so much, My Beloved Sandra (who’s never been there) will probably be disappointed.
We’re both waiting for Needle # 2, too.
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Did you get to the St. Louis Cemetery #1? Might be a resting place from your previous life. 😉 Glad you’re on board for jab 2.
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I hope second jab goes well with you both. I would love to visit New Orleans but it’s off the cards for a while for us
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Maybe someday for you guys. Take care and thanks for stopping by.
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You’re welcome 🙂
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It is reassuring to hear that normal people also receive the Covin-19 vaccine 🙂
I d hope you will get to visit New Orleans this year!
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Thank you! Right now we’re looking at Mardi Gras 2022.
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Oh, it makes sense. It is energizing to dream and plan a trip, isn’t it 🙂
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It is fun to plan! Thanks for your visits and comments!
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Not long now. Our two jabs are spaced a bit further apart than yours
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I’m glad we all have them scheduled.
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Being able to travel again…who knew what a privilege that would be! We just got our second and are seriously excited about going anywhere 😆
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Well a big congrats on your 2nd jab! How long are you waiting until the vaccine “kicks in” and you start heading out?
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Probably next month! Our daughter was waiting to visit from NYC until we got ours. So nice to see her again! I feel so much more normal just having some of that (usually subtle) fear gone! And because were in Seattle, waiting for the passes to ease up on the snow a little
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Oh we understand waiting for the passes to clear! Our daughter and her family live in Seattle. A few years ago we barely made it out of the area heading back to Indiana. We barely made it through Donner’s pass as it was closed about 3 hours after we went through. Hope you have a great reunion with your daughter.
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Thank you! Hope you get to enjoy this area again soon:) and by soon, I mean summer when the rain sometimes stops haha
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😀👍🌂
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One of my best friends, a former military buddy, was from New Orleans. Later moved to Amite. He and a lot of his friends would set up a yearly Memorial Day week music fest– everything from jazz to rock’n’roll to Broadway show tunes on their forest acreage. Miss those days since he passed away. Enjoy your travels.
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Thank you for sharing the wonderful times you had. Sorry you friend has passed.
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Great food and music. I love to revisit NO in the near future!
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Hope you get to go! Thanks for stopping by.
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We love it as well. We last visited in 2017.
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Our trip was during the 300 year anniversary. It is a fun place! 😉
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I’m 15 days behind on blog-reading so amusing to see you say “We’re 15 days away..” – hope your second dose went well!
Hopefully you’ll get back to NOLA soon enough too 🙂
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Thank you the 2nd jab went well yesterday. Having some “mild to moderate “ side effects, hope to be done with those soon. And we’re thinking that NOLA 2022 Mardi Gras just may be in the cards. 🎉
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