We had some frequent flyer miles to burn, so we chose New Orleans. We considered maybe not coming home, and instead just buying a little place and opening a bar there. We had a bonus trip across the Gulf Coast to Mississippi and Alabama, too!<\/p>\n
(The entire photoset is here on Flickr<\/a>.)<\/p>\n Read from the beginning below, or jump to each day:<\/p>\n We had some frequent flyer miles to burn, so we chose New Orleans. We considered maybe not coming home, and instead just buying a little place and opening a bar there. We had a bonus trip across the Gulf Coast to Mississippi and Alabama, too! (The entire photoset is here on Flickr.) 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