Here come the Realtors®!!!!   I arrived on Tuesday and it was pretty quiet in the streets.   I was amazed at all the jewelry and antique shops in the French Quarter, one after another for blocks.  I couldn't imagine how many of them had managed to survive. Talk about competition!! Inventory was up and there were few buyers.  Ironic that the arrival of the Realtor® community was so highly anticipated.   I could almost hear the sighs of relief, as last night, the streets were filled, the restaurants were packed and the shoppers were doing what they do best, spend money.  It makes me proud!   

There were some Realtor® events Wednesday including meetings and a CRS dinner cruise but for many it was mostly a day of meeting up with friends, eating, drinking and shopping.  OH...and there is Harrah's Casino too!  (Personally I'd rather see people spend their money in the local shops.)

Besides Realtors®, the trees arrived too.  Along Canal Street are huge cement planters that held trees before Katrina.  The trees have arrived and are waiting to be planted.  Just one more attempt at getting back to normal in the city of New Orleans.

P.S.  To continue the hotel saga, the fire alarm went off at 3:45AM.  At least it probably scared the he*l out of my little mouse friend.