Good eats and a lot of green space

Sunday morning - how spoiled we are! Breakfast at Brennans is a legend in New Orleans. Brennan's was founded in 1946 by Owen Brennan and the family nowadays operates a row of restaurants in town. The original Brennan's, a pink building on Royal Street, is the place where the famous Banana Foster was invented, and, it's always a big show to get it prepared table-side (see photos). 

 

Cocktail for breakfast is a "must", too. We had the Eggs Hussarde, another Brennan's original (Eggs Benedict with their special sauce), and Eggs Frattau (scrambled eggs, andouille bolognese, tomato jam, triple cream) - both delicious! What makes Brennan's special as well (and well worth the elevated prices) is the exquisite, super-attentive service!

Afterwards, the red Canal Streetcar brought us to the lakefront, to City Park, the green lung of New Orleans. First stop was the newly opened Louisiana Childrens’ Museum with its interesting exhibitions in an airy, bright building surrounded by greenery (photos below). 

 

 The Besthoff Sculpture Garden surrounding the New Orleans Museum of Art (photos above) was also expanded and is consisting of two parts now connected by a bridge. Arts and nature are in perfect harmony here! The whole City Park is a peaceful oasis and popular family destination, with ponds (to kajak or rent a swan boat), with huge old life oaks overhung by Spanish Moss, with the Botanical Garden and a new branch of Café du Monde.

Back in the French Quarter - where we found this pink vehicle (photo) on the street - we checked out the crowded French Market with its vendors of souvenirs and sauces, spices and drinks, and listened to the drums on Kongo Square before we headed to dinner at Tableau (braised lamb on the photo far below) - also, a Brennan restaurant! - and to Jazz at the Preservation Hall (no photos allowed!). Called it a day pretty late.

French Market:

Kongo Square:

Dinner at Tableau: