New Orleans

Acme Oyster House.  That's the sole reason we stopped in New Orleans.

Not that it isn't a great city, not that we don't love it.  But we were just there two years ago (not that you can't go to a great place more than once) and we like to try new things as often as possible.

Two years ago when we were driving from Baton Rouge to Lafayette and beyond with Sharon, Kelly and Todd all crammed in our rented minivan, we somehow missed Acme Oyster House.  And Mircea had this bee in his bonnet and has been jonesing to go there ever since.

So, I know it seems like the logical place to hang out for a couple of days or more but since it was pretty fresh in our minds, we made it a brief, rather than a protracted stop.

Happily, the weather was lovely (two years ago it was a freakish 30 degrees F) and perfect for a long evening and early morning stroll.  And then we were on the road again.

I don't mean to disappoint but we had fresh places to get to.

In the meantime, this is a sample of what we saw: