Ok we actually slept in this morning and got up at 6 am.slowly getting back in to a normal pattern.I made the tea and we listened to the archers. Brian started to look through the hotel handbook when he noticed there was a swimming pool on the 6th floor. He said it would be good exercises for my arm! what makes him think he knows best. Anyway I reluctantly looked for my swimsuit and what a stroke of luck the 6th floor was the roof and the only thing in it was bird sh....t thank you god! After breakfast we thought we`d have a good look round,the weather was lovely and we soon had to come back and get rid of our big coats and boots. We then bought a day pass on the trolley bus and that took us to the edge of the Mississippi river. This is a great place with entertainers and cafe`s. We wanted to book the dinner on the Mississippi steamer but it was sold out so will try somewhere else tomorrow. Then it was lunch so decided to go to Olivers,it was a place we`d seen last night but couldn't`t get in. Very tasty a local dish called shrimp creole Needed to walk it off (anyone going away with bri will know we don`t get a rest!)So off we went round the french quarter. I loved the houses and we sort of got lost well eventually we found our way back to the lovely shopping centre i found a great pair of jeans but have only had them on 5 mins and the button has popped off! must be that lunch.
Time is getting on so we made our way back to the hotel when we got in the lift there were a crowd ok youngsters in there, anyway we got in and you`ve guessed it broke down! they were drinking and one lad was the joker,do we know somebody like that? the one girl was really scared,i suppose we were in there for half an hour. Good kids really all local we had a sing song. Oh and one lad was a fireman and he was scared! he said he`d never been to a broken lift they hadn`t got any where he lived. Perhaps he lived in one of those one horse towns we passed on the way here. Finally they got us out so were now having a glass of wine and our olives. Later were going to a place at the bottom end of Bourbon St called Fritzels where they have live music. It`s not the sleezy end (pete garner you would love it!) and thats scary we were there last night and there are some wierd characters about! It is scary at night but in the day it is lovely. Must say goodnight it takes a long time to get ready these days love bet x x x
