16 April 2016!Congratulations to Paul and Elanna! What a wonderful wedding weekend in Troy, NY!
It was special to be a part of it. It was the first time that Neil, his siblings Sandra and Charles, their spouses Gail, Robert and Leonie, all the nephews, Paul, Dylan, James and William and our niece, Lisa have all been together. A fabulous start to our 3 month road trip in America.
We like to give our travels a few different slants to keep things interesting... This usually involves music, eating and drinking, of course... Neil has done lots of research and The "BBB" - BBQ, Blues and Beer Tour begins with the rehearsal dinner at a Brewery-Brown's Taproom and lunch at Dinosaur BBQ in Troy, NY. (BBQ 1)
Back in New Jersey we went shopping and popped back up to New york to visit Peggy and have dinner at the CIA. ( Culinary Institute of America, that is..)
Uncle Louie's Pizzeria in Franklin Lakes, NJ on Thursday 21st April, marked the official beginning of the live music trip we were about to embark on, with a 7.00am flight to New Orleans the next day. NOLA is probably the live music capital of the world, with hundreds of live bands playing all sorts of music every day of the year; from the touristy, party-central Bourbon Street, to trendy Frenchmen Street and beyond. World- famous cuisine, great architecture and a very walkable French Quarter makes New Orleans our new "best city" in the States. Our hotel is located on St. Charles St, so we have the added pleasure of being able to catch the historical Trolley in and out of town.
We "lunch" at one of Emeril Legasse's restaurants - he put the New in New Orleans' Cajun and Creole cooking - all washed down with a bottle of Cloudy Bay Sav Blanc! Wandering from bar to bar on Bourbon St, sampling whiskey, listening to jazz, blues and rock is Neil's idea of "heaven on earth" and it's hard to get him home. The "BBB" is renamed the BBQ, Bands and Bourbon tour. Daisy Duke's Diner has the best Bloody Mary ever, loaded with pickled green beans, pickled okra and green olives, so I suggest another renaming; "BBBB"only to find out I don't get a vote!
But we are actually in New Orleans for the NOLA Jazz and Heritage Festival and so the next morning we join a queue for a shuttle bus to the Show Grounds. It's very busy and very hot and we are glad to have our folding chairs and hats. Over 2 days we get to see Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Van Morrison, Boz Scaggs and more.
It was special to be a part of it. It was the first time that Neil, his siblings Sandra and Charles, their spouses Gail, Robert and Leonie, all the nephews, Paul, Dylan, James and William and our niece, Lisa have all been together. A fabulous start to our 3 month road trip in America.
We like to give our travels a few different slants to keep things interesting... This usually involves music, eating and drinking, of course... Neil has done lots of research and The "BBB" - BBQ, Blues and Beer Tour begins with the rehearsal dinner at a Brewery-Brown's Taproom and lunch at Dinosaur BBQ in Troy, NY. (BBQ 1)
Back in New Jersey we went shopping and popped back up to New york to visit Peggy and have dinner at the CIA. ( Culinary Institute of America, that is..)
Uncle Louie's Pizzeria in Franklin Lakes, NJ on Thursday 21st April, marked the official beginning of the live music trip we were about to embark on, with a 7.00am flight to New Orleans the next day. NOLA is probably the live music capital of the world, with hundreds of live bands playing all sorts of music every day of the year; from the touristy, party-central Bourbon Street, to trendy Frenchmen Street and beyond. World- famous cuisine, great architecture and a very walkable French Quarter makes New Orleans our new "best city" in the States. Our hotel is located on St. Charles St, so we have the added pleasure of being able to catch the historical Trolley in and out of town.
We "lunch" at one of Emeril Legasse's restaurants - he put the New in New Orleans' Cajun and Creole cooking - all washed down with a bottle of Cloudy Bay Sav Blanc! Wandering from bar to bar on Bourbon St, sampling whiskey, listening to jazz, blues and rock is Neil's idea of "heaven on earth" and it's hard to get him home. The "BBB" is renamed the BBQ, Bands and Bourbon tour. Daisy Duke's Diner has the best Bloody Mary ever, loaded with pickled green beans, pickled okra and green olives, so I suggest another renaming; "BBBB"only to find out I don't get a vote!
But we are actually in New Orleans for the NOLA Jazz and Heritage Festival and so the next morning we join a queue for a shuttle bus to the Show Grounds. It's very busy and very hot and we are glad to have our folding chairs and hats. Over 2 days we get to see Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Van Morrison, Boz Scaggs and more.
Paul and Elanna
Bourbon St
NOLA Jazz Fest
Daisy Duke's Bloody Mary
St. Charles Street Trolley
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