WWII Museum Day
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Day 21: May 7, 2018 WWII Museum Day Comment via blog |
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I planned to visit the World War II museum while my son, Crispian, was
working. I asked him about places for breakfast near the museum and I
picked Surrey's Cafe
and Juice Bar from his suggestions. A fun and friendly place with
excellent pain perdu.
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I'd used Uber to get to breakfast and I now walked to the
National
World War II Museum. When I saw signs pointing to an entrance, I went
in. The building I entered first is normally the last one visited but I
obviously wasn't the first person to do that. I was able to buy a ticket
(actually a little clip-on badge) and proceed to roam about the displays.
This is the building with the big stuff and there are multiple levels with
open walkways to observe it from lots of angles.
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When I finally reached the main entry point I instantly felt pretty good
about my mistake. At the "wrong" building, I had walked right up
to the counter and bought my badge. Here people stood in long lines for
that.
First up was a simulated train ride with videos shown on seat-back mounted screens. Exhibits explained the buildup to war, America's role as the "Arsenal of Democracy", the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and the D-Day invasion. An Enigma Machine, a German high tech encryption device, is among the artifacts displayed. |
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The war in Europe ended before the war in Asia so maybe I did this part
backwards, too, but that's just how things worked out. My Dad was a
courier in Europe and a Jeep was pretty much his constant companion. I
tend to photograph every WWII Jeep I see. I took the last picture because
of the two Ernie Pyle books.
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From the museum, I walked to where I was to meet my son at the end of his
work day. I mistakenly thought it was closed, but it was way too early
anyway. I walked a little farther and had a beer at
Crescent
City Brewhouse. Then, since I was already pretty close, I headed on to
Jackson Square. I got distracted and forgot my intention of walking past
the 300 year anniversary sign (NOLA was founded in 1718) to look at the river, but I
did wave at Andy and listen to some great street musicians. There was
still had a little time to kill, so I stopped by the
Napoleon House
for a beer. The current restaurant/bar has only been in business since
1914 but the house has been around since 1814.
I arrived at Beachbum Berry's Latitude 29 just a few minutes ahead of Crispian. Again I have no pictures but I did forego beer in favor of a couple of rum based Tiki drinks that were used to wash down my first Banh Mi. A great evening with my son with hasty goodbyes outside when my Uber arrived. |
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