Good morning from New Orleans, LA. Woke up to a beautiful clear sky. It was a little chilly this morning but short sleeves in the afternoon made for a perfect day.
We grabbed breakfast at the hotel this morning and headed into the French Quarter. I tried my best to find a hotel in the French Quarter but the prices doubled over the weekend and they all charged $40 per night to park. I just couldn't justify the money, so we stayed about 15 minutes away in Metairie, LA and cut the hotel bill in half. The Football fans started coming out this evening as well so we were seeing a lot of Steelers and Saints fans.
First on the agenda, I booked a tour with
It is a touring company that caters to kids. We did one for teens. They gave a lot of history about New Orleans and how it was founded, we explored the river front, Jackson Square and a little bit of Royal Street. Kids were ok, I think it might have been a little too much learning for them over break, but I thought it was great.
I love the feel of New Orleans, the buildings, the vibe, the activity.
We met our tour guide at the water fountain.
A little of the maps he showed the kids.
We watched a cruise ship coming back into port.
The tracks, the tree and St. Louis cathedral in the background.
St. Louis Cathedral.
Statue of Andrew Jackson who was a hero of New Orleans helping to win the battle of 1912. He said there is a smaller version of this in DC.
Sitting in Jackson Square.
A little history lesson on chamber pots before indoor plumbing lol.
Next up after the tour we headed to Johnny's PoBoys for lunch.
Hmm, what to choose.
Love my peeps!
Me and my girl!
The Boys
And most importantly, the food. Shrimp Poboy, Ham and Cheese Poboy and Chicken tenders and some fries. Excellent! Huge portions though and we couldn't eat it all.
Then a little browsing!
And a little Chocolate!
We got to take in a street performance. So funny, we walked up and I was like, this is the same performance I watched 20 years ago. And sure enough, as they ended, they said they had been there for over 30 years at the same spot.
Jumping over the people.
I will never turn down my little man holding my hand. Even though he is almost as tall as me!
Another street performance
Love this girl!
Inside St. Louis Cathedral.
Next off to Aunt Sally's Pralines!
Me and my little man.
Watching them cut huge pieces of Carmel.
Love my people.
We headed down to the French Market. It has changed a little bit since the last time I was here. Looks like it was updated !
Watching pottery making.
And name drawings.
And Crepe making.
Well me may have needed to try one of those crepes for ourselves! Peanut butter, Nutella, and strawberries.
Yumm!
Next up a trolly ride!
$1.25 to ride the trolly. There are several lines but we only had time to ride one today.
Trolly riding!
And yes, we took the kids down Bourbon Street. It was still before 5pm so it was not too bad but they got to see a few things. Batman wasn't too sure and Ladybug was like, yeah, let's get out of here.
Pretty!
And last but not least, a stop at Cafe Du Monde. When we got there around 9am there was a line down the street. When we stopped for a late afternoon snack there was still the same line so we grabbed them to go.
kids got to watch them making them.
Yep! They enjoyed them.
Sun was setting .
Batman enjoyed it all over! Shorts, hoodie, around the mouth lol.
After a quick message to a friend who grew up here, Harbor seafood and oyster Bar was recommended. It didn't disappoint!
Shrimp, Hushpuppies, onion rings, and bread.
Awesome Mozzarella sticks.
And Seafood Gumbo!
To sum it up... great day! For the most part, we hit all the highlights that I had on my list to show the kids.
There is so much to do here and so many restaurants to try but we got poyboys, gumbo and Beignets. We walked the quarter, French market, a little of Canal street and rode the trolley. So I called the day a success!
Tomorrow morning we get to sleep in, yea!! And then we will head to Hattiesburg!
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