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| St. Joan of Arc statue in La France Suite |
In case you don't know, this is one of our smaller suites, located in the rear of the house. How small is smaller? Well, it was the first suite that someone said is bigger than their apartment in Brooklyn. It is two rooms with a private bath and a balcony. It has twelve and a half foot ceilings. It's pretty spacious.
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| Sitting room in La France Suite |
Every room at La Belle Esplanade is painted a different color. In La France Suite, the colors are those of the French flag: blue, white, and red. Vive la France. These are the only rooms that have white ceilings.
There is an antique wardrobe, a couple marble topped tables, a (non-working) fireplace in each room, a writing desk, antique dressing table, and an antique dresser. There is a fainting couch to catch you should you happen to swoon. The bathroom has an antique claw foot tub equipped with a shower head. The curtain rod is suspended from the twelve and a half foot ceiling.
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| Bed in La France Suite |
The bed is antique, too. In the bed and breakfast trade, we call it "plantation size." Know what that means? It means this is a full bed meant for two people. It isn't as big as a queen size bed, but who's going to complain about sleeping in an antique like this? Enjoy the experience.
La France Suite is located in the rear of the inn. I know I already said this, but it bears repeating because it has a balcony that overlooks the fountain in the garden out back. You can also see the Superdome from there, which is about two, maybe two and a half, miles away as the pelican flies. At night, the Superdome is lit up in an ever-changing array of colors. It's really something to see.
By the way, I should probably be calling the Superdome the Mercedes Benz Louisiana Superdome, since the car company purchased the naming rights. It's where the Saints play football. The Pelicans play basketball in what was formerly the New Orleans Arena. They just sold the naming rights to that a few weeks ago so here is its new official name. Brace yourselves. It is now called the Smoothie King Center. It's kind of hard to say with a straight face, but Smoothie King is a local company with franchises throughout Louisiana and South Korea, of all places. I've never been inside of one myself but they sell smoothies, 'natch, and I think powdered diet supplements, too.
Of course, none of this has anything to do with what concerns you or I, so let's keep moving along to this article's end, shall we?
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| La France balcony |
I was in the garden last evening as the sun was going down when I snapped a picture of the balcony in the back. Notice how the back of the house is shaped like an arrow pointing to Heaven. Excelsior!
If you are wondering what excelsior means, it's Latin for "ever upward." It is the motto of the Great State of New York. Louisiana's motto is in English: "Union. Justice. Confidence." New Orleans' motto is Laissez les bon temps rouler. I told that to some French guests recently and they remarked that it made perfect sense, even with my Connecticut accent.
We have a statue of St. Joan of Arc in La France Suite. Frau Schmitt and I have taken a fancy to her, as has most of the City of New Orleans. Here's a picture of the St. Joan of Arc statue in the French Quarter:
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| Joanie on the Pony |
If I've just convinced you that La France Suite is a beautiful place to stay, please visit our website to see if it's available for the dates you are considering. If it isn't available, our other suites are just as nice. We look forward to meeting you.
A votre santé,
La Belle Esplanade bed and breakfast.
P.S. If you want to read our first description of La France Suite, you can find it here.
P.S. If you want to read our first description of La France Suite, you can find it here.
Bonus video: St. Joan of Arc vs. Miley Cyrus. While I don't exactly approve of the medium, I do approve of the message. I'll take St. Joan any day over the other, of whose existence I am only vaguely aware from what I read in the newspaper.
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