Trip to New Orleans

I've been away from Boston a lot in the past 3 weeks, visiting places across North America for work. Last week I was in New Orleans for a conference. My boyfriend, Dan, was able to come down for a few days and we went to have a look around the famous French Quarter. It's an exceptionally nice place to be, with unique architecture and the feel of a small and exceptionally well-to-do European town. The temperature and humidity were perfect, the ambiance was simultaneously refined and relaxed and I was really happy to be able to share the experience with Dan :-)

Many other parts of town remain badly damaged following hurricane Katrina, but the French Quarter was little damaged by that deluge and I'd advise anyone thinking of a visit to go ahead. Doubtless concerned for their future, the residents of New Orleans go out of their way to make visitors feel welcome and to see to it that everything you need is taken care of courteously and efficiently. In particular, our hotel, La Pavillon, was fab and the staff were terrific.

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A perfect holiday weekend

Wow! That was possibly the perfect holiday weekend. The weather was absolutely phenomenal with high temperatures, crisp air and clear skies. I took a drive up to the beautiful Franconia Notch State Park. The drive was wonderful and the scenery was jaw-dropping, with New England showing off its famous fall colours. The weekend also gave time for a cool new movie (set in Boston), good food [1, 2 , 3], and clubbing at my fave venue. And all of this with a new certain someone ;-)


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