Dreaming of New Orleans
(photo by Jack)
Dreaming of New Orleans
(photo by Jack)
Jack lived here in the '70s, halfway between Tulane University and the French Quarter. He took the St. Charles Streetcar in both directions from his "shotgun" apartment, and met such poets as Allen Ginsberg and W.S. Merwin during his graduate studies.
We have both visited New Orleans on many occasions, including Christmas, 1996, when
we stayed at the Royal Orleans and dined at such restaurants as Tujaques,
Mother's, and the Camellia Grill; and again, April 1997, when we
stayed at the Fairmont hotel during the AAMC Conference, and visited with K.T.
Nachod and friends once again. We also met Carol Mathias and Jack had lunch with
her at the Palace Cafe.
We took Mom to New Orleans for Christmas, 1998, when we stayed at the
Cornstalk and Monteleone while visiting with Katie and with Justin from South
Africa.
 Mardi Gras, 2001 Dar goes for the beads photo by Jack |
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 Taking the Cake at the Palace Cafe |
We returned to the Big Easy February 17-19, 2001 to visit Katie and take in
some of the early Mardi Gras celebration. We saw several parades, including
Sparta, Carrollton and Barkus and dined at numerous great restaurants, delighting
in everything from gumbo to jambalaya, oyster and soft-shell crab po-boys to
crawfish Cantonese and crabmeat with roasted beets.
Later in 2001 we took part in Decadence over labor Day weekend with Katie and friends and we returned for the SACS conference in December.(see the Year 2001.)
From 2002-2004, we traveled repeatedly to the Big Easy, including the ARLIS conference in November, 2003. KT joined us for dinners at Antoine's and other sacred eateries. See the individual years for details...
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