Sounds like you guys had a fantastic time.  Cool!

Kat

At 13-05-2002, you wrote:
>Bonnie,
>
>         We had coffee(Chicory) and binets at Cafe Du Monde, and it is open
>air on Decatur St. Also went to a great old time Dixie Land jazz club on
>Bourbon St., then took a cab over to the cafe. Bourbon St. is no place for an
>old man on Saturday night.
>The ladies are up on the balconies displaying their "wares", if you get my
>drift! Had a great time riding the train. It beats air travel by a country
>mile. Our seats in coach had 2 1/2 times the space of first class  on a
>plane! And no one treated you like a hijacking terrorist. Met some really
>neat people also. It was a ball and I am considering who to write to
>re-direct some Federal dollars going to airlines into re-developing our rail
>system. Our train, the City of New Orleans  was pretty  accessible and they
>let person with disabilities board early. When got back in Memphis, we left
>the train with our luggage and walked 100 feet or so to our car. The Station
>in Memphis shares its space with the downtown police precinct, so you car is
>safe and the parking lot is buzzing with police cars, so it is very safe to
>walk there even at night!
>
>Bobby
> >Bobby!!
> >Have some coffee and binets (sp??, but you'll nkow what I mean when you
> >get
> >there...) for me.  Preferrably at an outdoor cafe, for me.  Some good jazz
> >wouldn't hurt either...