New Orleans Cruise - Coming Home
Sadly our cruise had to come to an end. We woke up Sunday monring back in New Orleans. This was the Sunday before Mardi Gras so we decided to just head home and avoid the crowds. My Mother, Aunt Arlene, Kathy and Terre drove back to Louisville with me. Some of the others flew directly home but a few spent Sunday night in New Orleans to catch some more bon times.
Just over the state line in Mississippi is the tiny town of Kiln. This town is sacred to Green Bay Packer fans (okay, maybe not as sacred as it once was) because it's the hometown of their great quarterback, Brett Farve. Everyone riding with me is a big Packer fan so we just had to stop. After driving through it twice (we missed the tiny city limit sign over the top of the speed limit sign) we finally found the place. A gas station/restaurant/bar had a proper sign for everyone to pose with.
We rolled into Clarksville, Tennessee to spend the night with my cousin, Suzanne. It was nice of her to let us use her house as a rest stop since we got in late and unfortunately had to leave early. The following morning we went out to breakfast together. That's Suzanne on the left.
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The next day we made it back to Louisville. Terre had to head out back to Fort Wayne so she could go back to work the next day (it's so sad that people have to work). The next few days we spent touring Louisville and visiting with my remaining sister, Mary and her family. Some of things we saw:
The Louisville antique mall where we also ate lunch.
The big bat at the Louisville Slugger factory and museum.
Muth Candy store, the oldest candy store in Louisville where you can buy bourbon balls (chocolate creams flavored with Kentucky made bourbon) and madjeskas (caramel covered marshmallows, much better than they sound).
Lynn's Paradise Cafe the eclectic restaurant run by Lynn Winter, one of the best chefs in Louisville. This restaurant serves the best pancakes you may ever eat.
Sadly our cruise had to come to an end. We woke up Sunday monring back in New Orleans. This was the Sunday before Mardi Gras so we decided to just head home and avoid the crowds. My Mother, Aunt Arlene, Kathy and Terre drove back to Louisville with me. Some of the others flew directly home but a few spent Sunday night in New Orleans to catch some more bon times.
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| At the Farve shrine in Kiln |
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| At breakfast in Clarksville |
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The next day we made it back to Louisville. Terre had to head out back to Fort Wayne so she could go back to work the next day (it's so sad that people have to work). The next few days we spent touring Louisville and visiting with my remaining sister, Mary and her family. Some of things we saw:
Churchill Downs, the race course that is home to the Kentucky Derby.
Lynn's Paradise Cafe the eclectic restaurant run by Lynn Winter, one of the best chefs in Louisville. This restaurant serves the best pancakes you may ever eat.
The grave of Colonel Sanders, the inventor of Kentucky Fried Chicken at historic and beautiful Cave Hill Cemetery.
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