Operation NOLA Recon

squirtthecat · February 18, 2011, 10:19:50 PM

We can't make the big NOLA smokeout, but we have arrived on an advanced scouting mission. We've infiltrated the Royal Sonesta 'safe house', and will reconnoiter the surrounding restaurants/bars/museums/sites tomorrow though Monday.

Clandestine spy pics forthcoming!

classicrockgriller · February 18, 2011, 11:22:21 PM

:o ;) 8)

Hope you are having fun!

Leave the Lite on for Us!

Happy Birthday (soon) Pat!

Ka Honu · February 19, 2011, 12:09:01 AM

One of my best friends and his wife are in NOLA for their first time since Katrina. I'm getting "two-a-day" messages with their restaurant reports. So far, Cochon is the winner with Upperline right up there. Palace Cafe got a decent review and I know they went to Emeril's but they didn't comment.

SouthernSmoked · February 19, 2011, 12:35:59 AM

Hey Pat, hope you are having a great time. You sure will be missed Nola week.

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Tenpoint5 · February 19, 2011, 06:37:37 AM

Have a good time Squirt!! Enjoy NOLA before the hoodlums get there and tear the place up!!! ;D ;D

Drac · February 19, 2011, 07:02:36 AM

Have a good time. We will be there next weekend scouting things out.

Yea that's it. We are doing it for you guys. Nothing to do Mardi Gras.

Jim

TestRocket · February 19, 2011, 07:07:55 AM

Have fun Squirt and keep your wallet in your front pocket!

KyNola · February 19, 2011, 08:06:07 AM

Have fun Pat!

Remember, if Rachel comes home with a bunch of beads, we will all know why! :D :D :D :D

BuyLowSellHigh · February 19, 2011, 10:54:59 AM

The only problem I see with this is STC will have photographic documentary evidence of the Before state prior to arrival of the "crew" in April. 8)

Have fun STC !

Laissez les bon temps roulez!

hal4uk · February 19, 2011, 07:46:54 PM

Soooooo............
Find any FOOD in that town, yet?

squirtthecat · February 19, 2011, 07:55:34 PM

Oh yes. Lots of pictures to upload tonight. Just got back to the room after fighting our way through the parade crowds.

Ka Honu · February 19, 2011, 08:29:04 PM

Quote from: squirtthecat on February 19, 2011, 07:55:34 PM... the parade crowds.

A while yet till Mardi Gras. What's the occasion this week?

squirtthecat · February 19, 2011, 08:46:19 PM

Some of the earlier parades have already started. This one runs on foot into the Quarter. KyNola knows the name, I can't spell it off of the top of my head...

KyNola · February 19, 2011, 10:56:10 PM

That would be Krewe du Vieux. Vieux as in Vieux Carre'. "French Quarter".

Catch any beads Pat?

squirtthecat · February 20, 2011, 07:56:04 AM

Quote from: KyNola on February 19, 2011, 10:56:10 PM
That would be Krewe du Vieux. Vieux as in Vieux Carre'. "French Quarter".

Catch any beads Pat?

Nope, sorry. The parade was running a couple hours late, so we went and got dinner. We caught the tail end of it an an intersection down from the restaurant. It was mostly a foot parade, with just a few donkey pulled parade 'floats'. Huge crowds out to watch it, though.