I’m back, and it hardly seems fair that over a week has transpired since I left Florida and Kennedy Space Center. This is the first of several posts that will be a photo travelogue of my adventures during the #GRAIL #NASATweetup (for some background info about the NASATweetup and my participation, go here). My traveling [...]
you have someone playing piano at breakfast in a street café. Great little place found in Uptown New Orleans: Oak St. Café.
Got some time and want some terrific local food (and plenty of drink)? Head to Uptown and check out the New Orleans Po-Boy Preservation Festival today. We observed some of the set up (and the aromas of the food being prepared) while out and about for breakfast. Looks like some GREAT music will be here [...]
Daytime street musicians in French Quarter.
We asked someone on the street where to go for a good (and reasonable) lunch. He directed us to the Central Grocery, which is the home of the muffuletta (I had never heard of this before today). I never would have walked into this place, it is so small and “hole-in-the-wall-ish.” But, wow. What a [...]
Today was a full day. The alarm went off too early (or so it seemed). A quick breakfast (the Prince Conference Center had set out “the works” for us: omelets, biscuits, cereal, fresh fruit on skewers, pastries, juices, yogurt, and of course coffee). We walked over the highway via the enclosed pedestrian walkway which takes [...]
I hit the road this morning for two weeks of travels. Today I set out for Grand Rapids (I’ll be here until Thursday, when I depart for New Orleans and the SBL Annual Meeting). Here are a few highlights of my journey so far. Most ridiculous attempts to check items for air travel: One person [...]
