I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and Christmas. Hubby and I took a little trip after Thanksgiving and headed down South to New Orleans to take a couple of cruises out of their port. I think I was more impressed with New Orleans than the cruises but we had a great time even though it took away from my holiday creating and planning.
Here we are on Grand Cayman which was our second stop on Royal Caribbean.
We loved the Royal Caribbean ship. It had a central promenade with windows from upper cabins that looked down over it. Reminded us of a little city.
You can see a little bit better here how there were shops and pubs throughout the central core of the ship.
We were able to take one excursion at Costa Maya (our first stop on the Norwegian cruise) and visited the Chacchoben Mayan ruins there. They were amazing.
Here we are nice, hot and tired in Roatan, Honduras on the West side.
An Iguana Farm where there were hundreds just walking around.
Another local wild life park in Roatan where we saw Capuchin monkeys and exotic birds.
In New Orleans we took time out for a cooking demonstration at the New Orleans School of Cooking. We learned to make Gumbo, Jumbalaya and Pralines.
Another highlight was eating the beignets at Cafe de Monde.
I think one of the hardest parts of the trip was seeing all the houses that still need renovating in the part of New Orleans that flooded. I just love the history and the architecture of the buildings from the French side to the American side. Amazing old buildings that they have kept and preserved.
The holiday with family was of course the best it could be and we hope to see all of them again next year.
Coming up for me is more art and jewelry designs along with classes that will be new for 2013. I'll be teaching my Hammered Pendant along with my other two jewelry type classes (Simply Findings and Falling Leaves) at Shipwreck this coming year and I may sneak a new gem tree design in.... who knows.
Have a great New Year.
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