Not much to report today, as we were travelling from Dallas to New Orleans. We are severely disappointed with American Airlines. We're making four First Class flights with these people in the space of 12 days, and they don't even allow you into their airport lounges unless you pay $50 a pop! I hear they are going bankrupt. The sooner the better in my opinion. On board the old aircraft they are using, I can't even really see the difference between First Class and Coach seating.
On the up side, New Orleans seems great. We have a hotel in the heart of the French Quarter in Royal Street, just one block from Bourbon Street, which is extremely lively. No problem finding bars or restaurants here! We went for a walk this afternoon, but it was raining off and on, so I didn't take a camera. Plenty of time for that tomorrow.
In the evening, we ate at Galatoire's which was recommended to us by a gentleman we met at the Blackberry Inn in California (thanks, Fred, if you're reading this!). They don't take reservations, but we had no problem walking in and enjoyed a lovely meal with top service.
New Orleans doesn't really feel like America, and the lady who served us in Galatoire's confirmed this when she protested "This isn't America - we are the northernmost state of the Caribbean!"
More, with photos, tomorrow.
There's a list as long as you can imagine of things I'd want to eat in New Orleans, from gumbo to jambalaya and everything else in between. Hope you get to try some of them. Ref American Airlines (and American airlines in general) their internal 'first class' is hardly worth the money. I did fly Stanstead to New York business class with AA once and that was nearly as good as UK carriers. The internal flight differences don't even equal 'Club' in BA, which is also hardly worth paying for.
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