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Post by Tex on Aug 10, 2012 4:26:00 GMT -6
Haven't been to south Louisiana in a while. Trying to leave early enough to miss Austin rush hour and late enough to miss it in Houston, then east through the bayous another 350 miles to New Orleans. I may stop through my birthplace in Port Arthur on the way back long enough to check out some of the refinery expansions - the Motiva (formerly Texaco) where my grandfather worked could easily be the biggest in the world once the Keystone pipeline gets out of the political thicket. This refinery built a special cracking unit in the late 1930s which supplied the (at the time cutting edge) very high octane aviation fuel which powered the Rolls Royce Merlin engines.
New Orleans is hot this time of year but so is Texas. Let the good times roll.
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Aug 10, 2012 5:42:46 GMT -6
Good eats, ENJOY
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Post by nolaflacav on Aug 10, 2012 7:04:00 GMT -6
Have fun. Looks like I will be about a week behind you. Thought it would be fun to go back and celebrate our 35th anniversary where it all began.
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Post by Chicago Jake on Aug 10, 2012 8:58:31 GMT -6
Sounds like a lot of driving, Tex. I'd probably choose to fly.
I was last in NO about a month before Katrina. I'll have to go back and see how the old gal is doing.
Have fun!
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Post by Tex on Aug 10, 2012 16:35:06 GMT -6
So far it looks to be back to normal. Just checked in Le Pavillon, an old hotel in the middle of town. The drive went quickly through Houston and to the Mississippi River bridge in Baton Rouge, then we hit construction and torrential rains.
Sorry we missed you here NOLA, it was good to see you in Austin.
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Post by nolaflacav on Aug 10, 2012 20:58:00 GMT -6
Le Pavillon is a great hotel. I remember what it was decayed and falling apart. They did an awesome reclamation.
We are going to stay at the Royal Sonesta down in the Quarter. We have not stayed there since our wedding night.
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Post by Tex on Aug 12, 2012 8:05:26 GMT -6
They did do a good restoration on the hotel. We had a blast in NO. Sitting in the car in LaPlace, Louisiana waiting on Vy to buy some fruit. For those of you who have never driven down here, I10 to Baton Rouge is a 70 mile bridge and the road from there to Houston is half bridge.
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Post by Tex on Aug 12, 2012 17:59:54 GMT -6
Back at Lake Travis. Chico & George were happy to see us.
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Post by Tex on Aug 30, 2012 9:46:32 GMT -6
They did do a good restoration on the hotel. We had a blast in NO. Sitting in the car in LaPlace, Louisiana waiting on Vy to buy some fruit. For those of you who have never driven down here, I10 to Baton Rouge is a 70 mile bridge and the road from there to Houston is half bridge. Damn glad I'm not sitting in a car in LaPlace today - the place flooded like he'll. That devil GW Bush up to his old tricks.
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Post by nolaflacav on Aug 30, 2012 11:30:14 GMT -6
They did do a good restoration on the hotel. We had a blast in NO. Sitting in the car in LaPlace, Louisiana waiting on Vy to buy some fruit. For those of you who have never driven down here, I10 to Baton Rouge is a 70 mile bridge and the road from there to Houston is half bridge. Damn glad I'm not sitting in a car in LaPlace today - the place flooded like he'll. That devil GW Bush up to his old tricks. Just got off the phone with my brother in New Orleans. He got power back this morning after 36 hours. And my son in Baton Rouge lost power for all of 3 minutes. Tex, you are right about the flooding. Direct road access between New Orleans and Baton Rouge is cut off due to water. Right now the only way to drive there is to backtrack to the east and go north around the lake. That turns a 60 mile trip into about 130 miles.
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Post by Tex on Aug 30, 2012 11:46:27 GMT -6
That would give you an excuse to visit Slidell. The best to your brother. Hurricanes bring back memories of Coleman lanterns, heat and humidity from hell, mosquitos, spam, and endless mopping.
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Post by alfonso65 on Feb 8, 2013 8:39:41 GMT -6
My favorite is Magazine Street. It is in Uptown New Orleans is a consumer's desire. It is a huge place and along the way, there are regionally possessed stores with outfits, furnishings and of course, dining places. Want to visit there for a whole day.
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