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Digital artist (and, dare I add, technological entertainer) @seb_ly talked at a Refresh Cambridge meetup. He told us about his relationships with computers, programming and technology, and how he ended up doing what he is doing now, which is pretty cool. And involves lasers!
We wake up after over nine hours sleep, so don't regret our bailing before dark the night before after dinner. We slept like babies, and woke feeling refreshed and ready to explore. Our hotel is on Canal Street, which seems to split the city in half. The part behind the hotel is the historic French Quarter with all its attractions, on the other side of the street is the more modern part.
We shower, get dressed, I am all tooled up with cameras. There is no real plan.
We walk down towards the waterfront, but soon stop for breakfast at a fine looking place, where for eighteen bucks we can have an all you can eat buffet breakfast, and lots of coffee. Which is good.
It is early in Crescent City, there are just a few other diners, and our server is a fine college graduate trying to make his way in the world of music, holding down this job while he gets his own company off the ground. That's what he told us. Might not have believed it in Vegas, but here, probably.
The good is excellent, especially the spicy gator sausages Yes, alligator.
Coffee is better though.
After filling ourselves up, we walk back out and wander down Canal Street further, over the busy intersection, past the casino, over the tram and railroad tracks, up the levee and there, is the mighty Mississippi. All grey and confused. Here the river is confined between levees on either side, so is not that wide, away on the right, two huge bridges carry the interstate high enough to allow the biggest of ships to enter the river.
In front of us, a modern version of a paddle steamer is getting ready for the first cruise of the day, all with meals laid on, of course.
We skip that, we walk towards the bridges, but our way is blocked by a freight yard. So, we walk through the shopping mall, full of shops selling things we don't need. Stuff no one needs if I'm honest.
Across the main street again, turning right into the French Quarter. We are met by a dazzling collection of wonderful buildings, many with wrought iron balconies and leafy pom poms hanging. And all around the detritus from the previous night's festivities.
The epicentre of the party version of Nawlins is Bourbon Street which is lined with bars all competing with each other to sell the same mass-produced cocktails, all showing bright neon lights, even at ten in the morning. And people had already started drinking.
After an hour, we stop at a cafe for a coffee and an ice cream, and amazingly have to wait nearly half an hour before being served the ice cream. Jools even had to remind the poor over-worked guy behind the counter about the order we had already paid for. He was sorry, and we cut the dud some slack. Ice cream was good, just as well.
We walk round and round until midday, then walk back to the hotel, via the insectarium where we had seen butterflies you could walk with while they flew around you.
We go in, and once in with the butterflies, so fabulous tropical blue butterfly landed on my finger, as the humidity in the enclosure made me perspire.
We go back to the hotel to book activities for the next two days and to relax. Relaxing is good.
At three, we go out to a bar behind the hotel that had been recommended, hoping that whilst we were out our room would be made up. So I sat and made three Wobblies disappear, JOols had two ciders, as we did some people watching and reading.
Back to the room we found it still had not been made up, so we get ready to go out for the night, only for te maid to knock at half five asking if she could do our room. I quickly dress and we go out to allow her to do her job, and we go to find dinner.
I had read that a place along Bourbon was good for Creole cooking, but it did mean mixing with the party crowd. We make it, as a rainbow rose over the street hinting at more rain to come, we found Mambos, they had dozens of tables, so we were shown to one to one side.
I was recommended to have pasta jambalaya and Jools had bbq'd red fish. Or something We both ordered Mai Tais, Jools' first time with this cocktail.
All was great, I mean the food was spectacular, as was views of the street through the large window away to the left.
Rain began to fall, and people ran for cover. We carried on eating.
Once done, we quickly get off Bourbon and walk back to the hotel, we had been out to nearly nine in the evening.
Dirty stop-outs.
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The second LC-A film from the summer - Fuji 100 ASA slide film. Still got the lovely red tones and vignetting on the XPro. No colour adjustments on this shot.
I love the blond - came out more timeless than I had hoped, which is a bonus!
Check out the Refresh Video Premiere with Hagadone Marine/Yacht Club Sales and Service Saturday June 12th! Get REFRESHed and stoked for Summer while cheering on your favorite area riders. Featuring wakeboarding, snowboarding, moto, bmx and high fives! Support the local scene and check out this video, find out what events are happening on the water this summer, and enjoy an evening of fun with product giveaways!
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