Day 7 & 8 - New Orleans LA

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On our way to New Orleans on I-55, we drove on the “Bonnett Carre Spillway", an impressive 20-30 miles causeway over swamp land. The Bonnet Carré Spillway is a flood control operation in the Lower Mississippi Valley and a floodway that transfers the diverted flood waters to the lake Pontchartrain. We arrived early afternoon at our hotel in the heart of French Quarters and convenient walking distance. Bourbon Street, famous for its diversity, was only a block away. I had to keep Joe away from the strip joints 😞 . We allowed him to take pictures only.

At the Pier 424 Seafood Market restaurant we ate jambalaya, gumbo, crawfish ettouffee and many more Cajun style foods. The next morning, we walked to the well known “Café du monde”, a breakfast restaurant famous for their beignets. We walked around town in the French Quarters, then took a trolley ride to visit the Garden District. It illustrates wealthy newcomers building grand houses with large “English-style” garden based upon the prosperity of New Orleans in the 1800. We stopped at Pat O’brian restaurant and bar for their hurricane cocktails. What’s interesting in this cocktail name is that it originated from the hurricane shape cocktail glass and not because of the hurricane storms New Orleans experienced.
The last night, we ate at the Acme Oyster house restaurant. We had the bread pudding, and let me tell you, it was delicious. They use whiskey in their recipe.

New Orleans is quite the place to visit.

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Photos

Bonnett Carre Spillway
Near New Orleans

French Quarter District
New Orleans

Bourbon Street
French Quarter District

Jackson Park, New Orleans
Decatur St, New Orleans

Garden District Estate
New Orleans

Comments

[Anatoli']

Hi!
Wow...sounds yummy and fun! It seems that the time of year might be just perfect for ease of travel and weather! I am having a wonderful time travelling with you and your parents! Thanks for the great blog! Where are we off to next? Happy trails! Anatoli'

[Donna]

Hey Wanderlusters!
New Orleans seems like an awesome place to visit. Glad to see Dad is no longer fighting with the pump gaz or drinking pieces of glasses.Weather seems to be on your side...great stuff. Back from Vancouver last night. I guess you heard about my episode...I never in my life experience being that sick...worst than the time in NB! The doctor told me that I have developped an intolerance to one of the toxin you find in raw fish....therefore eating raw sushi which is actually called Sashimi is out for me. I can eat sushi but with cooked fish in it. So sad as I loved Sashimi...especially in Vancouver. Saw Annette while I was there...she says hi and I will send her your link of your travel. She is so glad to hear about your trip. So that's the scoop. Love you. xox