Sunday lunch in Pat O'Brians. I had a spinach strawberry salad as a reaction against all the American fare that I had consumed - needed something fresh. Pete stuck with a burger. We then walked down to the mighty Mississippi where Pete remembered the bank where he disembarked from his Mississippi canoe expedition some 38 years ago! Their canoes must have been mere pinpricks on the surface in these wide waters. Massive ships and barges travel this river at this point.
It was so hot we decided to return to our apartment to cool off a little and then come out again for dinner. My knees were suffering so we booked an Uber cab to take us back in. We went onto the street to wait for it as the entrance to our stay is just a side gate and hard to spot. Pete waved down the driver as he came around the corner and pulled in but as he opened the door to climb in, we spotted a child seat and it dawned this wasn't our cab at all. The puzzled driver was unruffled and amused and lived in the house next door hence him stopping there. When we got in our actual cab, he flagged our driver and shouted "nearly got your fare there, man!" Oh well.
Cab took us to Hotel Monteleone in the stylish Royal Street so that we could sample the Carousel Bar recommended by our hosts. It was wonderful. Beautiful old hotel with a fantastic bar which was buzzing with people. The bar is an actual carousel and moves around slowly. Sadly we didn't get a seat at it, but enjoyed our cocktails at a table. Pete having to follow the bar around to keep track of who was serving him! We then realised there was waitress service, so he needn't have gone to the bar at all. A great atmosphere here and Royal street is full of beautiful antique and lighting shops which looked so pretty.
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