Here are the annotated photos from our trip: http://pisarro.org/NOLA2025.

A visit to M.S. Ray, antiques and fine art: http://pisarro.org/MSRau.

Coming:

• Video excerpts of our trip

I have mentioned a dream that Carla had during the trip. I seldom remember my dreams, but after our last night in New Orleans, I recalled dreaming of my dear colleague and friend, Moira Wright, with whom I had the pleasure of working for nine years,  who passed away this year. I will always remember her ability to focus on the development of our students with great care and tenderness, enriching their lives. Continue reading New Orleans Family Trip, Day 9 — October 20th, 2025 →

Here are some details from the wedding. Carla was happy to reunite with some of the attendees who once were her workmates, but have moved on to other companies.  She, and we, learned that  New Orleans has a unique wedding tradition. After the ceremony, all of the guests follow the bride and groom onto the street, where the sheriff has stopped the  traffic. This becomes a parade, complete with a band, during which everyone dances and waves a handkerchief,   going from the site of the ceremony to the reception venue. Continue reading New Orleans Family Trip, Day 8 — October 19th, 2025 →

Carla awoke saying that she had dreamed that our family had adopted a a child. She had gone to sleep thinking about Little House on the Prairie,  in which the  Ingalls family had four children, and adopted three more.

Rather than awakening Nicholas, the three of walked to the Silver Whistle. Carla and I chose yogurt parfaits from the short menu, while Nick ordered grits with an egg in a jar, and we shared a blueberry muffin that tasted homemade.  We took a bacon and egg sandwich back to the Airbnb for Nicholas. Continue reading New Orleans Family Trip, Day 7 — October 18th, 2025 →

We had to start our day early,  because we  had decided to take a steamboat ride, and we needed to be at the  dock at 10:15 a.m.  Along  the  way,  we were  fascinated  by  lavish  Halloween  decorations,  as  were  the  passersby. Continue reading New Orleans Family Trip, Day 6 — October 17th, 2025 →

While Carla attended a meeting via  computer at 9 a.m., I ate my leftover shrimp and grits for breakfast. Then the four of us got together to plan our day. Would we go back to the WW II Museum or do a cemetery tour or go to the zoo or do a steamboat ride? The zoo won out, but first we’d have lunch. As we walked along, we were greeted by a very friendly cat whose collar said that his name was Daryl. Continue reading New Orleans Family Trip, Day 5 — October 16th, 2025 →

Nick and I awoke at our usual early hour, 6 a.m. Being that this was a vacation, we were in no hurry to get  up. Nick spent  a few hours reading a Montalbano mystery on his Kindle, while I worked on my blog notes. Nicholas was struggling with jet lag, and Carla was preparing for an online conference that she would be part of the next day. Continue reading New Orleans Family Trip, Day 4 — October 15th, 2025 →

Four adults traveling together are bound to have some differences. Two of us are early risers, while two are not. One needed to wear a jacket  for warmth in the Airbnb  because it was difficult to regulate the air conditioning, while the others were comfortable in short sleeves. All four of us were adjusting to the change in time zones, but  three of us had come from the northeast, and one from the west. Nonetheless, at about 10 a.m. all four of us began getting ready for the day, and at 11, we took an Uber to Cafe du Monde for beignets. Continue reading New Orleans Family Trip, Day 3 — October 14th, 2025 →

Our first order of the day was to find a place to have breakfast. We settled on Molly’s Rise and Shine, which  had good reviews and was within walking distance. While walking there, we noticed that many of the residents had decorated their houses quite extensively for Halloween. Continue reading New Orleans Family Trip, Day 2 — October 13th, 2025 →

It is rare that the ride from Westport to JFK Airport is  described as enjoyable, but there was so little traffic that we arrived  in sixty-four minutes, the shortest time ever for us. The drawback was that in order to arrive at the airport for an 8 a.m. flight,  we were on the road at 4 a.m.

Carla took an Uber from her NYC apartment at 5 a.m, and the three of us met at the gate by 6:30 a.m. The airport has been in the process of being renovated for several years, and there is definitely more work to be done, but we were impressed by the changes. Continue reading New Orleans Family Trip, Day 1 — October 12th, 2025 →

The four of us Pisarros reside in three different states. Nick and I  live  in Connecticut, Carla is in New York, and Nicholas is in California. We all get together in Connecticut  for Christmas, but we felt the need for a reunion more than once a year, so we came up with a plan to meet  annually in a location that would be new to most of us. In previous years, we have  enjoyed our family get togethers  in Austin, Texas and at the Grand Canyon. This year our destination was  New Orleans. Nick and I  will be posting our blog and photos very soon.