In our meanderings, we ran across the Blue Dog family and Kay wanted a photo memento of them. They were such chatty little characters, although they seemed a little dazes to have been plopped right in the middle of the French Quarter! Although they try valiantly to fit in, their blue blood pedigree still shows.
Good conversation and a good, freshly rolled cigar ensued, with Kay carefully observing the process and then selecting her choice for a smoke (she really only wanted to make Bryant jealous!) ;)
We made our way FINALLY to St. Mary of the Assumption church and the Seelos Shrine waaaaayyyy on the other side of town (no wonder we got lost among all those one-way streets!). The church was amazing and the shrine was a "must see", since we believe the intercession of Bl. Francis Xavier Seelos was instrumental in Mike's amazingly quick recovery from his stroke last February.
Kay was nervous as we toured the St. Louis Cemetery #1, location of the tomb of Marie Laveau, but, always a good sport, she perched precariously for a photo op among the Mardi Gras beads. Let me assure you it was a great experience, with a wonderful tour guide named Renee. She was delightfully factual in relaying information without bias. Being a baptized and practicing Catholic, Marie is entombed in the Catholic section of the cemetary, along with 40 other family members . . . . . all in this same tomb. The burial practices of early New Orleans are fascinating!
Also in St. Louis Cemetery #1 is the recently built FUTURE home of Nicholas Cage . . . . . . . . Kay thinks this is "enough said!" and begrudgingly posed for the sake of posterity.
The ghouls never sleep in New Orleans! Kay met this fellow around 9am, and need I tell you, he was looking for . . . . . breakfast!
It was a GREAT visit! Now . . . . . . . . . onward to Texas!
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