Day 3 of Road Trip February 24 Wednesday

Started the day at Cafe DuMonde - where else? --favorite spot in French Quarter! Weather kind of chilly and with light rain in the morning but cleared up by afternoon. Forgot to mention that yesterday we ran into some people from Sparta, NJ! HT#2 wanted to explore the antique shops in more depth today, so HT#1 decided to hang out in the room, relax, and spend time on the computer. Needed some down time! But before that, we had lunch at The Gumbo Shop. Good gumbo, salad and hot loaf of bread.

We decided to go to Preservation Hall this night for some traditional jazz music. It was a very neat experience. You have to wait in line to get in for about a half hour - it is first come, first served. It is held in an old building that has a few benches, pillows on the floor, and then it's standing room only. It is a place where you can still hear original New Orleans jazz music. Very entertaining group that night. See www.preservationhall.com if you want more info.

After that, strolled down Bourbon St. which was more active than last night - decided it was too early to go back to the hotel, so we went to the Royal Sonesta jazz lounge and found that they had really great jazz entertainment. Didn't realize that I could enjoy this music so much. Great gin and tonic and wasabi peanuts! Big travels tomorrow so better not stay out too late!