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| Our first stop was Bourbon street. We wanted to hear some good music and have always heard this was the place to go in New Orleans. I have to say I was disappointed as it was very seedy and filled with sex shops and sex clubs:( not at all what I expected. Although we did find a few gems in the area |
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| Catholic cathedral |
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| Louisiana state museum which is the historical building in which it was the site for the transfer of the Louisiana purchase took place in 1803 |
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| Lots of street museums, fortune tellers and art sold throughout the area |
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| I loved the old building |
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| many balconies had unique markings and some had amazing gardens on their balconies which I would think gave the owners some privacy |
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| Bourbon street and the streets off to the sides definitely had some interesting sites to see |
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| We stopped at a voodoo museum where I was surprise to see how closely related to Catholicism it was |
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| ON day 2 we visited the WWII museum which was huge. We got their when it opened and stayed until it closed! Lots of great exhibits and I wish the kids could have gone with us to see this! |
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| We took a behind the scenes tour of a PT boat that the museum is renovating. |
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| Day 3 we took a boat tour of a swamp and had an excellent guide who explained the swamp and the importance of it to the state |
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| We saw lots of wildlife...the tour guide feed the alligators |
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| We also saw snakes, birds, turtles...only thing we didn't see were the wild pigs we kept hearing about in the swamps |
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| Saw how crawfish are caught |
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| Saw a swamp village and learned how these folks lived |
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| At one time it was a thriving community of about 400 now less than 80 families live in the area |
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| One evening we stumbled upon a music in the park where we heard Erma Thomas who is known as the soul Queen of New Orleans! |
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| Day 4 we took a ground of the garden district, which I absolutely loved! |
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| We visited Lafayette cemtary and learned the burial customs of the area |
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| We toured and saw some of the amazing houses in the area and learned where some of the rich and famous lived! |
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| Day 5 we visited a Plantation outside of the New Orleans area |
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| This plantation is where 12 years a slave was filmed |
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| no pictures were allowed inside the home |
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| and of course we eat lots of the cuisine from the area...I especially enjoyed the chicken and shrimp gumbo! |
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| and the beignets which are found everywhere! |
My husband and I had a lovely get away and continue to love traveling together and learning about this great country! While we would have loved to share the trip with the children we knew they were having a grand time with their grandparents instead!
I am so happy that you had this opportunity to have a couple trip. I have visited New Orleans once; but didn't do a lot of touring. My husband was there for a Pharmacy convention. I didn't want to go out by myself during the day; but we did do some exploring in the evening. I do remember the food being good. I loved the buildings with all of the balcony's. The music was fun.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the pictures of all the places you visit; it looked like a lot of fun.
Blessings and hugs!