This was our 8th or 9th time for the French Quarter Festival and we will likely be back next year. This was the second time since my diet cleaned up and this last year I took even more stuff out than before. It didn't even take until we arrived in Nola to get an idea of what was in store. I had a 6 oz cup of Bloody Mary mix on the plane and the sodium in it had me all puffed up. Little sausage fingers and a very tight watch band.
You forget how little sodium you take in until you are in an environment where salt is king. OK - enough of the bad.
We saw many new groups and some of the old favorites which is par for the French Quarter Fest. Among the new were Emily Estrella and the Fauxbarrio Billionaires and Luke Winslow King. Emily Estrella and band play a swing jazz style and Luke Winslow King has a three piece - Guitar, Bass and washboard - Delta Blues Band. Nice stuff from both.
The weather was fantastic and the festival was big enough that I overheard some older locals complaining that it had gotten too big and they needed to do something about it. Here are the pictures for you to enjoy.
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| Sherrie caught her a washboard player. |
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| Jackson Square Park |
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| Our group that stayed at 1920 Dauphine |
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| Pre-parade preparations |
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| Pam, Sue and Sherrie in the courtyard at our rental house. |
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| Stephanie the bartender mugging for the camera |
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| A pirate wench from the parade |
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| A Vashon t-shirt in Nola |
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| A dogs life |
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| This little girl was hanging with her grandparents at the Zydeco stage. |
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| Rhonda easing into day two. |
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| Some of the girls from dinner on Thursday |
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| Doug was fully out of his shell by Sunday |
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| Doug dancing with a waitress at the Krazy Corner |
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| Lunch at Cooter Browns during our bike ride Sunday morning. |
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| Pam-cam bike ride picture. |
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| If you go rent from them 1209 Decatur in the French Quarter |
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| Doug and Suzanne chilling at DBA |
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| Nola Art car |
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| Dinner on Thursday with the whole group, but Vince was sitting back and you can't see him. |
We really had fun. Six of us went for a 4 hour bike ride on Sunday through the French Quarter, Warehouse District, Garden District to Audubon park and along the Levee trail for a good windy ride and then back to Cooter Browns for lunch before returning.
My favorite part of the festival is checking out music at clubs on Frenchman St after the festival is done for the day. That is why we stay over in that part of New Orleans. It is called the Marigny -marinee - and abuts the French Quarter and the Treme. The 2 block walk into the quarter is a nice break from the always busy place. The house we have had for the last 2 years is 3 doors away from a great little restaurant called La Peniche which is open 24 hours.
It was widely reported that a great time was had by all.
More soon....
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