A brief allowance inbetween the hotel related content, 3 places that are walkable from the hotel to grab a bite:

Luke
Across the hotel
https://www.lukeneworleans.com


Daisy Duke.
Same street on same sidewalk
https://www.daisydukesrestaurant.com


Mother
2 blocks away
https://www.facebook.com/mothersrestaurant/
https://www.instagram.com/mothersrestaurant/?hl=en
We did do a bit of outdoor's activity
About a 30 minutes walk to to the New Orleans Cruise Terminal via Riverwalk outlet mall.

And a bit further walk (or take an Uber from the hotel (20 min)) but very worthwhile, Mardi Grass World.
https://www.mardigrasworld.com
Showcases the production and upkeep of floats and dolls.
They also supply for Vegas, festivities and worldwide.

And this is how they are deployed at Mardi Grass:
Remember it's fun, fun, fun, with a dash of that authentic New Orléans sauce on top. Is this in any way affecting Voodoo New Orléans ?
Remember in my previous post about New Orleans voodoo having its cousins in Botis, Eligos and Asteroth?
Asteroth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astaroth
finds actually its source in the Phoenician deity Astarte
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astarte
(also known from Akkad & Sumer as Isthar and Inanna)
and guess who was also present at Mardi Grass World ?
Exactly as the orginal Astarte statue in the Paris Louvre Museum in France.....
https://anetoday.org/langin-hooper-figurines-babylonia/
Say what you will but New Orlčans voodoo is nothing to mess about with but it still keeps on surprising! Uncanny......
So if you are in New Orlčans, be careful what you wish for
BarryL And no i did not wish for my wish of RA (re)qualification......

Astarte was on my side as we reached our goal to have a nice meal at Commander's palace to relive those courting days from 20 years ago.
Quality is still excellent and the place is a nice peek in how the wellheeled spend their mealtimes. You need to be dressed up for this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commander%27s_Palace
https://www.commanderspalace.com
So all worthwhile to experience it again and romance was saved!
Returning back to IC New Orlčans now .....