We’re just back from our trip to New Orleans. Our flight was delayed by almost three hours yesterday, so it was a long day of “sit and wait”, which, weirdly, is even more exhausting than all the walking we did this week.
After doing a whole post on what I was packing to wear, I didn’t actually take a lot of photos of myself wearing them! I obviously don’t have a very good “style blogger” mentality! The first day, I wore jeans, tee shirt and sweater for comfort.
We stayed in the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans, within walking distance to the French Quarter. There were several excellent restaurants there, and we thoroughly enjoyed walking in the neighborhood, which had a cool vintage vibe.
My favorite thing about the French Quarter was the music on every corner, from jazz bands …
to a cappella groups …
to wonderful individual artists …
We also enjoyed prowling the antique and vintage shops.
And here are the few shots of what I wore, mixing and matching the basic that I brought with me.
This shot was taken with my beautiful daughter-in-law, Gia.
And this of the bridge we had to cross to be able to walk along the river into the French Quarter … no small feat considering the state of my knees!
And, finally, a lovely souvenir — a scraped-up face! I’d love to say it was due to something exciting like a Bourbon Street bar brawl but, alas, it was just an enounter between my flip flops and a crack in the sidewalk.
All in all, though, it was a wonderful trip. I would definitely visit New Orleans again!
Speaking of the state of my knees, I will be going into the hospital for a left full knee replacement this Monday, so will be out of commission on the blog for a little bit.
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Oh no! Your fall! That looks painful 😦
And I’ll be sending good thoughts your way for your knee surgery. Wow, what does it take for a doctor to say you need a knee replacement?
Bettye
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I’ve exhausted all the other remedies — physical therapy, injections, arthroscopic surgery, etc. I’ve been trying to put off replacement until after I’m 60 but I just can’t take the pain any more.
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Ooh 😦 Well I wish you much success this week with the surgery, hope everything goes smoothly and recovery is fast. THAT THRIFT STORE STUFF ISN’T GOING TO BUY ITSELF, YOU KNOW!!!
xoxo Bettye
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Oh my, I hope everything else is okay! Otherwise it looks like a great place to visit! Thank you very much for linking up on Fancy Friday!
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Yes, we had a great time! Thanks for stopping by, Nancy!
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So happy you had a fun trip with exception of the flip flop mishap. Good luck with the knee surgery! Thanks for linking up for Fabulous Friday!
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Thank you, Lisa!
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You will be on my mind tomorrow. Both Michael’s brothers have had knee replacements and have loved the results. So far at 67, I haven’t had ant problems with the knees; other things-yes, but not the knees.
We’ve never been to New Orleans but I’ve always wanted to visit anytime that wasn’t near Marci Gras.
I can’t believe that I’ve fallen this far behind in your posts and I’m going to work backwards until I get to your cardigan one.
Best wishes for tomorrow, good luck with your therapy and you will be walking like New before you know it!
Terri xox
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Thank you for telling me about Michael’s brothers’ experiences. I have been becoming increasingly nervous over the past few days, and hearing that they are happy with the results makes me feel a lot better! Thanks so much for the good wishes!
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Oh sorry for your fall! That’s a nasty scrape. Thanks for sharing these fab pics of that most beautiful city – so much to absorb and enjoy, xo
-Patti
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