Le Tour Magnifique de Adam & Kim: April 2011

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Great meal at the Terminal Brewery in Chattanooga

Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse any typos.Quick dinner then off to Knoxville...

Chattanooga Choo Choo for dinner!

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A Ford Expedition in the parking lot of a McDonalds

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Another photo from Tuscaloosa

Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse any typos.The hospital was one of the only buildings left standing in the tornado's path.

Just drove through Tuscaloosa, AL

Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse any typos.The destruction from the tornado that tore through town is staggering. You can see exactly where the tornado touched down and dragged across the city. It was a very defined path as well, some businesses, houses, and apartments were untouched, while others 50 feet away were completely leveled. So sad.

The meat smoker at The Joint

I truly think we could pack away enough meat to fill this thing

Yuuummmmmmmm

Nomnomnomnomnomnomnom

The Joint

Pretty darn good barbecue (but nothing compared to the nation's best, AKA Memphis AKA not Kansas City hahah)

The Joint

...oh good, we're eating again--we've waited too long since our last feast!

Another spot-on recommendation from a local: The Joint for barbecue (New Orleans' best) before we left town, after a drive through the ninth ward and Katrina devastation area

Holy moly

Elizabeth's...still!!

Such a cool place! Ordered boudin balls, NOLA beer, oysters Rockefeller, osso bucco, oscar style London broil, red beans and rice, and ooey gooey butter cake...this is the only meal I can think of that Adam and I couldn't polish off since we met

Elizabeth's feast continues

Oysters Rockefeller....nomnomnom

Boudin balls! Mmmmmmm

Best Southern meal in NOLA during our last night...Elizabeth's in the Marigny

Napoleon House

Sitting at the bar Napoleon used to frequent, with the most incredible company (so cute with a sunburn and a ponytail--and I'm not talking about me!)

Napoleon House

So we might have missed Trombone Shorty, but after Jazz Fest we stopped here for a couple Abitas and a Pimm's Cup, sat at the bar where Napoleon used to drink, and chatted with another new friend who gave us the BEST dinner recommendation...ended the trip with an amazing Southern meal (pictures to follow)

They couldn't have possibly put on a better show...

Thank you, Seth and Scott Avett, for reminding me why you are my favorite musicians. And I couldn't have asked for better company

Up front with The Avett Brothers

Shade that beautiful face! (Little does anyone know, there's a ponytail under there!)

Kim did not like the show at all. Not excited even a little bit. Can you tell?

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Final Show: Avett Brothers. Man do they put on an amazing show!

Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse any typos.We befriended some Aussies who helped us work our way up to the front. Awesome spot to finish out the day!

Mumford & Sons. Again!

A much bigger venue than Wednesday, but still sounded incredible. The start of standing in one spot in the heat for the next 4 hours. This stage was packed too!