Pardi Gras fun in New Orleans

We are back home from our trip to New Orleans. What a blast we had at Pardi Gras. A big thanks to Jerry and Mary Diaz and the entire Pardi Gras crew for all their hard work.

Margaritaville fun

Sunshine Cindy and I got into town Thursday afternoon. After getting checked into our hotel it was off to start the fun. We started at Margaritaville for some dinner and to listen to some musicians as they were being interviewed on Radio Margaritaville. We immediately started to see old friends. That is what makes these events so much fun. In the evening we were at Funky Pirate and then to Tropical Isle for more trop rock music. The evening ended at Deja Vue for some late night food.

Pub Crawl taking over Bourbon Street

Friday was a full day of partying. We participated in the Pub Crawl. We listened to music at Top of the Trop. From there we were in a float for the Pardi Gras parade. This is a true Mardi Gras style parade through the streets of the French Quarter. Thousands of people lined the streets as the parade made it way down Bourbon St. This was a blast. After the parade we stayed at Tropical Isle for a while before heading to Lafitte’s for a midnight pirates toast. We were not done yet. After the toast we hit the hotel bar for a nightcap.

Looking for some beads during the parade

Saturday’s big event was the street party. They close down a block of Bourbon St and we have a party that rocks the street. Saturday night had a band at Margaritaville and we then once again capped the night at the hotel bar.

Sunday it seemed like everyone was low on energy. But there was still music to listen to and beers to drink. We tried to get some time to watch some of the football games too. Sunshine Cindy and I had a nice meal on the balcony at Frank’s Restaurant. We also met a big group at Grapevine Restaurant. This is a real nice place.  We planned to make it an early evening but we had to stop at the hotel bar again. Terry the bartender was cracking jokes the whole time we were there. He made it fun. When Sunshine Cindy and I got back to our room we went out on our balcony and our neighbor came out. We ended up sitting out there having some drinks and having a blast. So much for an early evening.

Street Party fun

Monday we came back home but not before stopping in Biloxi and hitting the Margaritaville Casino for some food and gambling. We finally got home in the late afternoon exhausted from “Embracing the Chaos!” for four days.

Time to get back into our Destin routine. See you Thursday!!!