My bag and I went on our travels. It was the first time I slept in the back of the new Subaru. And I was glad to be above the ground because the ground was saturated! But saying that, I did not realize how different the angles were in the new car versus the old car. I am going to have to go about making my bed differently in the future. I kept trying to slide out the back!
Noticed I said the ground was saturated. I ended up in New Orleans with rain. Lots of rain. So instead of trying to cook outside in the rain, I went into a restaurant. The one I hoped to go to is no longer but I went to another that was quite good. Aranas on Magazine. It was loud but so loud I could not interact with anyone if I did not wish to. I sat at the bar and ate and crocheted. I talked with the chef about knives. I had actually spent time in a bar with him many moons ago. I always said I would try his place and now I have. I was very surprised he remembered me.
The next day I tried to go to the art show that I wished to.
Come to find out, the gallery was attached to a public school in the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans and was not open. I was disappointed. But I did find out interesting historical facts. The gentleman portrayed in blue on the mural was Homer Plessy. In 1892, he board the all white car of a passenger train. The decision of the Supreme Court in his case was the foundation for Brown vs the Board of Education and desegregated schools. To me, this is huge because I was part of desegregation in the late 1970's, early 80's. I was the white girl who got bused to the inner city school. It was interesting to see where some of what I experienced started in a historical sense.
And there were good views of the Mississippi river.
Otherwise, I tried some good food and drove home. I am going to try to recreate those sugar brioche in that picture. So good. I am close! That recipe is going to be interesting just because I use it for so many things.
I need more traveling in my future. I may try to go to that show later in the month. I may just try to go camping out west. Both are possibilities. The odd travels are interesting and I do enjoy them.