We escaped the rain and ducked into the famous and historic Old Absinthe House for a couple of hours. After avoiding an actual absinthe cocktail at all costs, sipping on beer instead, and engorging our lungs with nicotine, it was officially time to retire doing what southerners do at the local pub and head to nicer surroundings.…

Easy like Sunday morning…we started our day with a walk to the American Bicycle Rental Company to do just that…rent American bikes. We were greeted and assisted by the owner himself, Ryan Bergeron, an extremely friendly, helpful individual with that Southern charm…and twang. He got our bikes situated and mapped out our very scenic ride up…

Saturday night, we took a lengthier walk to Lüke, a John Besh restaurant, on St. Charles Ave. in the Central Business District. On our way there, we were greeted by the first Second Line Parade we’d encounter during our stay, now a staple of traditional New Orleans weddings. It signifies the start of a new beginning of life for the bride…

It was a cloudy, then sunny, then drizzly, then back to a sunny, hot, humid day in New Orleans. The forecast for the remainder of the trip was reported to be consistently inconsistent, which is how every vacation should play out I suppose. Unplanned planning? Planning the unplanned? The city was quiet this Friday early afternoon and we…