After the crazy evening we had last night, we woke up to a beautiful and much calmer New Orleans.
We had a light breakfast offered by the hotel - coffee, juice, muffins, danish and a couple of fruits- and headed outside back to the French Quarter.
It is SUPER HOT here! with the humidex, it feels like 36 Celsius outside!"Unseasonably warm today," the weather guys is saying on TV right now!
The region has broken a few records! And it will stay like this for another week!
All this walking around made us hungry and we chose to try the traditional PO - BOY, a local sandwich. Mike had the sausage one.
And I tried the shrimp Po-Boy. It wasn't a big deal - just white baguette, with popcorn shrimp - but the craw fish sauce saved the deal!!!! OMG!!!! It was creamy and a bit spicy... Delicious!
We kept walking in the French Quarter in the afternoon.
It is common to see wedding ceremonies happening in public parks and squares.
This is right downtown in the French Quarter, where the French Market is. Busy and fun place. You can't hear, but everywhere you go jazz music follows you!
FROM WIKIPEDIA: The French Quarter, also known as Vieux Carré, is the oldest and most famous neighborhood in the city of New Orleans. When New Orleans (La Nouvelle Orléans in French) was founded in 1718 by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, the city was originally centered on the French Quarter, or the Vieux Carré ("Old Square" in French) as it was known then. While the area is still referred to as the Vieux Carré by some, it is more commonly known as the French Quarter today, or simply "The Quarter." The district as a whole is a National Historic Landmark, and contains numerous individual historic buildings. It was affected relatively lightly by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, as compared to other areas of the city and the region as a whole.
There are artists and art sales everywhere! Lots of artists still show the sad reality of Hurricane Katrina. Others prefer to portray the beauty of the jazz culture.
A must see place is the Cafe Du Monde, at Ann Street and Decatur St. This is a very traditional place, always busy that sells beignets, a kind of French doughnuts covered with fine sugar.
Mike, a big mini- doughnuts fan, eating the super sugary Beignets ($2,14 a portion with three).I had one too. My teeth all hurt on the first bite. Yuck!
Happy couple at Cafe Du Monde!
Behind me is the Jackson Square, the most famous square in the French Quarter. In the back is the St. Louis Cathedral; and in front of me is the Mississippi River.
Mike admiring the Mississippi River.
My little feet in the cold water of Mississippi River.
If you could hear, you would be singing with us: "When the saints go marching in..."
A local hangs out close to the river. Perhaps this is his home, as his sunburn face shows how tough life can be on the streets. But there is something special about his face.
A monument honours immigrants.
There are still old street cars running on the major streets of the French Quarter.
This is Hannah's Casino, one of the oldest Casinos in United States of America.
Inside, the decoration celebrates the jazz and Mardi Gras (New Orleans' carnival).
Tonight we will do one of the haunted History Tours.
My little feet in the cold water of Mississippi River.
If you could hear, you would be singing with us: "When the saints go marching in..."
A local hangs out close to the river. Perhaps this is his home, as his sunburn face shows how tough life can be on the streets. But there is something special about his face.
A monument honours immigrants.
There are still old street cars running on the major streets of the French Quarter.
This is Hannah's Casino, one of the oldest Casinos in United States of America.
Inside, the decoration celebrates the jazz and Mardi Gras (New Orleans' carnival).
Tonight we will do one of the haunted History Tours. Stay tuned for scary stories and out of this world pictures!
Incredibly romantic and a bit haunted... CAn just imagine the old plantations, the French colonists, the heat waves and dirty jazz... So much history in this New world... Wow... Very jealous.
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