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From the Big Easy to Taking it Easy

4/23/2014

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New Orleans
New Orleans is one of those cities whose reputation can be deceiving.  While Bourbon Street often dominates the imagery in my head, I was amazed at how beautiful and enchanting it was.  Maybe it was because it was cool and breezy and everything was in bloom.  

A small deluge was a welcome excuse to duck into a dive bar on Frenchman Street.  The beautiful homes of the Garden District were breathtaking, City Park gave us an unexpected Paddleboating workout and an encounter with a baby gator, and even the infamous Hurricane (very alcoholic drink) was a cheesy treat.  The Free Walking Tour was a great Intro to the city and left me hoping I get back.
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Miami
Another city whose reputation precedes it! Unlike New Orleans, the more soulful and cultural parts are a little harder to discover. Or maybe I should not conflate Miami and South Beach.  South Beach struck me as just about the same as many other tourist traps full of overpriced drinks and gaudy souvenir shops.  At times, it did truly feel like we were in Europe though: strolling the streets at 11 pm on a Wednesday night and everyone was awake, drinking at cafes or bars.  It may take a while to get the character of Miami...perhaps longer than we were there.  One afternoon on Key Biscayne and one night at one of Miami's hottest clubs and we were back on the road. 

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West Palm Beach
After spending time in the party capitals of New Orleans and Miami, it was time to hit the well-known party mecca of the Traditions, a retirement community in West Palm.  In all seriousness, it was great to spend some relaxing time with grandpa and enjoy some of the interesting nightly entertainment.  Being the youngest ones in there by a good 60 years, we got a fair amount of attention even got called out one night by the "Cowboy Cantor", an elderly man who "raps" about jewish culture (I use the term "rap" very, very loosely).  Unfortunately, he does not have the musical ability of jewish rappers Drake or Matisyahu.  See for yourself below:


Shout-out to all of our wonderful hosts and guides we've met up with since Texas: Nichole in NOLA, Mamie J in Ky and the Griffins in TN, Kerry in HOTlanta, Hattie in Ft. Lauderdale, Grandpa K in West Palm Beach and Peter and Andrea in Lakeland, Fl! It was fun to see all of you along the way. And Congrats to Mike and Julia whose wedding was beautiful and joyous!
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Dad aka Rob
4/23/2014 10:11:09 pm

Great pics and post! New Orleans is one of my favorite cities also. Looks like a great time there and south beach. I don't know, however, if the nightlife in those fair cities can compare with Ludlow, VT. Can't wait to see you two.

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Rob
4/23/2014 10:14:06 pm

PS. LOVED the cowboy cantor rapper! A classic!

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Jed
4/24/2014 10:26:12 am

Ha, you may be the only one...in the world

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Brad
4/24/2014 05:37:41 am

I agree about Ludlow being unbeatable, but I love the pics! I want to see the name of the restaurants and clubs...maybe we need to get you a WtW Foursquare :)

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Jed
4/24/2014 10:25:21 am

You did start us on our Twitter account, so maybe you need to make a ghost Foursquare account will get us started!

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Jamie
4/27/2014 02:59:15 pm

Do it, Brad! I bet a map of their check-ins will look awesome by the end, too!

kerry
5/21/2014 02:50:38 am

Finally catching up with the blog! thanks for the shoutout, sorry my food poisoned body couldn't take on a more exciting atlanta adventure while you were here :)

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