It's the last word in tawdriness, and the boys are in heaven. Before we leave, Evan insists on buying a feather mask that makes him look like an owl. Next stop is the amazing Children's Museum, housed in the gallery-rich Warehouse District. There seems to be something here for everyone under age 45, if Dave is any proof. He's enthralled by a video driving game that tests reaction time.
Dinner is another unqualified success.
We're seated in a booth beside a window that looks into the kitchen, so the boys spend half the wait crayoning their menus, the rest watching the action. They can choose from shrimp, grilled cheese, and angel-hair pasta, and yes, they do want fries with that. Great jambalaya and hickory-grilled trout. As we stroll back to our hotel, Evan alarms tipsy nightclubbers by popping out at them in his feather mask. Ollie is asleep in his father's arms, so he misses the carny streetscape.