In October, Jeff and I headed out with some friends to New Orleans!! It was such a unique, jazzy place, that I was honestly supersized by it.
We did some quick shopping at the Piggly Wiggly, and downed some Louisiana Hot Sauce, and were on our way to site see!!
Just off Burbon street, the amazing treasures you can find in all the shops, SOOO fun.
We went on the most amazing cemetery tour, talked about the history of Louisianan, how New Orleans plays so much of a part in his culture, and paid way to much for some amazing oysters!!!
There is is, Burbon street at night. We went to a Jazz concert, just some good old boys playing together, and it was a highlight for most of us!!! Below is the beauty the city has to offer in the day!!
Cemetery. This one was off the tour, but such rich and old history, bodies and bodies burred with one another, and locked in these vaults, never to be opened or accessed again.
The garden district. Ridding this charming old trolly, down rickety streets, breeze blowing through the open windows, soooo neat! This is where the wealthy area and homes are. Just to name a few, we passed the home of our Denver Broncos player, Payton Manning, and the actor, John Galecki. These homes were beautiful, and with the moist air, the gardens were spectacular.
The tour of one of the plantations. What blew me away was these trees, that lined the property. The way their routs just bubbled was so fascinating!! The day was perfectly wet and rainy, and charming!!
You simply cannot go to New Orleans with out stopping at Cafe Du Monte, and getting some sinful binyettes ( or however they are spelled!!!!) I think we went there one or two times....YUMMmmmm Below, our boys, partying it up in the city ( just after the epic halloween parade the city holds every year) , for the last night, enjoying some fresh open air, live music, and topping the day off ( after eating oysters, a muffeletta sandwich and binyettes) with a cat fish po'boy!! !
just a view down by the river, and a quick snap shot of some of the food consumed. We did tour the lower 9th district, that had most of the flooding from Hurricane Katrina :( and drove across the largest lake in the U.S. SUCH a neat place, great time spending some extra hours with my hubbie, and thanks to the great Grannie Dixie for holding down the fort while we toured!!! Next adventure, PORTLAND!
