Blogs from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North America - page 18

Sunday 10thFebruary: The Big Easy aka New Orleans. We sailed up the Mississippi River during the night and were alongside the cruise ship terminal in Central New Orleans by normal wake-up time – although I’d been woken up much earlier by major engine vibrations as the ship manoeuvred up to the dock. After breakfast we got off the ship and spent 45 minutes clearing US Immigration then we were met by a lady tour guide who took us to a bus and a two hour tour of New Orleans: much of it spent in traffic delays as there were many parades being held in town to celebrate Mardi Gras. Our first stop was a cemetery: New Orleans is apparently famous for its cemeteries. Then off to City Park, a 1200 acre former plantation which was very ... read more

So, it's been a while since we last wrote. Back to nye which we spent in crazy New Orleans. Liz recommended we stay at this really fun hostel, India House. It lived up to our expectations and we met some really wonderful people who we explored New Orleans with, even if we were lame and spent our first night in bed early. The fist real day we spent there we explored the French quarter and the markets, even having a bit of gator and some gumbo. We also enjoyed beignets and chicory coffee at the incredibly popular Cafe du Monde with Khrissy, Nora, and Kate. It was interesting, but not really sure why its so popular, but fun and cheap to do. We then decided we needed to buy some vodka before going out that night. ... read more

Merry Christmas, today we celebrated christmas with a small sleep in. At 10am we had our group chrissy brunch, where some of us desided to dress uo in ugly christmas sweaters an cheesy head wear.We sat around eating and descussing the previous noghts events for about an hour or so, then we were off. Being our only free day in New orleans we all decided to go look around and see the sights. As Marlee didn't make it to breakfast in a small group of us desided to head out on a Maccas search before we meet back at the hotel at 1pm to head outan d explore the city. Nothiing was open, nothing except a Denny's with a line a mile long of hungry people, just like us, so we bailed on breakfast and headed ... read more

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Geo: 29.9537, -90.0778New Orleans (Awlins as pronounced here) was a Liz choice and it was a good call - we've had an excellent time. From arriving on Tuesday in time for a cruise up and down Bourbon Street, a decent dinner, a jazz session at the Preservation Hall then back to the hotel to watch CNN as the election results came in and see it live as Romney conceded and Obama made his speech. What a result - now it's all the post election analysis and predictions of the end of the Republican Party. If only we could look forward to a similar fate for the Tories!Wednesday morning we joined a walking tour of the French Quarter, courtyards and cemetery. Following a lunch that consisted of lots of bread (a spinach and artichoke dip served inside ... read more