Our wake up was a bit later than typical, around 8am, and as such we advised Mom and Dad to go ahead with breakfast along with Greg to Horn’s while the three of us ate some of the pastries we got yesterday at Ayu.
We relaxed a bit and headed out around 11:30am to Port o’ Call. I had a mushroom cheese burger accompanied by a baked potato with bacon bits and chives. Michelle had a cheese burger and a potato with butter. Genetta had what I had but also had cheese on her backed potato. It was soooo good. On the way out I bought a purple t-shirt with the Port o’ Call logo.
We returned to the unit around 1pm so I could make the team meeting but it was cancelled. Oh well! Headed out with just Genetta around 1:15pm to try and find the house used for exterior shots of the hideout in Leverage: Redemption. We located it and took a few pictures, especially noting the really sad (but typical) state of the road in front — potholes galore. Just part of the charm!
We walked on to the Café du Monde store and got a magnet and keychain then around Jackson Square where Genetta got a Café du Monde vintage coffee post card. Near the Cathedral we saw a band playing the Saints Come Marching. They were really good and were getting many tips, including from us.
We went to the CVS near JAX and got some aloe. Turning back towards the house we stopped along the way at Café du Monde. Though there seats available no waiter showed up after quite a wait. We hopped in the long line and then decided to bail and just get sno balls at the French Market. I got a large sour apple and Genetta a medium cherry.
Returning to the house around 3pm we napped until just after 4pm and headed to dinner at Zhang Bistro. It was excellent! I had spicy Mongolian beef, Michelle sweet and sour chicken, Genetta spicy drunken noodles with chicken, Mom cheese wontons and shrimp wontons and a summer lettuce roll, Dad crawfish fried rice, and finally Greg had tofu fried rice. Dad and I had amazing mini-beignets with vanilla ice cream while Genetta had some Thai tea.
The ladies left for the philharmonic at the Mint, Dad took leftovers home, and Greg and I went to a gem and lapidary shop which had cool stuff like polished gemstones, geodes, butterfly displays, and insects in Lucite. The two of use returned to the house around 6:30pm and lounged while the ladies got back around 7:30pm. They really enjoyed the concert and particularly one singer’s great voice.
I ate some coffee ice cream and read a story from “Stay Out of New Orleans” while Genetta played solitaire. I then did some drafting in Arena and listened to music, blogged, and took a brief shower before heading to bed around 11:30pm.