New Orleans Travel Blogs - Page 2

Even after all this time, in a lot of areas affected by Huricane Katrina, it still looks as if it just happened! One can not imagine the extent of the destruction unless you have witnessed it with your own eyes! It seems sometimes that it is just too much, that it is impossible to ever overcom…

So for our last day on our trip we really wanted to plan something cultural. We started off with breakfast at Cafe Du Monde and decided on a tour of some plantation homes. Since we didn't have a car, we got hooked up with a tour that includes a driver that will pick you up at your hotel. Our first…

The French Quarter in New Orleans   Writing about the French Quarter has turned out to be a difficult and confusing task.  My mind spins and twirls with facts, history, myths, legends, ghosts, tours, food and more.  There is a plethora of architecture to enchant the mind and leave …

Got up early, packed the suitcases and checked out of the hotel. Had breakfast at the hotel cafe. Train doesn't depart until 1:45PM, so I walked around the riverfront for awhile and then went to the French Market.Downriver from Jackson Square and Artillery Park the historic French Market on Decatur…

Well, this one is not a random meeting just my 1st one. This one has been arranged in advance, hehe. As I mentioned in my other blog, JB an American TB is moving to Lima next November. We have been in touch since a couple of weeks. Probably he'd stay in Lima for 1 year, wow! Although I wasn't at ho…

In the morning, I took the streetcar back toward the Garden District. I went down to Magazine Street, and walked all the way to Audubon Park. Magazine Street is full of antiuque stores, boutiques and unique independant shops. I got an adorable circle skirted peacoat and my heels redone at a …

Thanksgiving with my father exploring New Orleans post Katrina and the surrounding area.

Trip to New Orleans with my Sandtrap Girls !

The New Orleans Arena was packed for the concert! The show was completely sold out! It was amazing seeing so much people in one place. It must be such a rush to perform in front of so many people! My seat was in the second row from the stage, seat 14.   Night Ranger opened for Journey. They…

Being here is like walking three centures into the past.  Many of the french quarter's buildings still retain their 18th century facades, as well as their sometimes spooky histories. If one doesn't want to wander too far into the haunted past of this area, then there is the always lively Bour…

After fully resting up, we started the day bright and early.  We decided to have breakfast at Cafe Du Monde... the oldest coffee stand in N.O.  They only serve coffee and beignets (which is French Donuts), and for around $4 you can get a small coffee and a place of 3 beignets.  Insid…

after a busy week working, Lacey decided it was time for going out and hanging out with some friends. She decided to take me to a small pub / bar which is cozy and one of her favorites. The atmosphere was so friendly! They also had a pool table and played bingo, haha. She and her friends were rea…

My family and I have begun a new tradition to travel for the holidays rather than make a big deal of exchanging gifts. This is our second year now. We went to New Orleans. It was my first time as well as my niece and nephews first. My mom's parents used to live in NOLA so she and my sister had visited often, but not in many many years. It was a reunion and an introduction. I love New Orleans.

Louisiana can be deceptively alluring.  At least that's the impression I am left with after having spent the last two days in New Orleans.  When the airplane begins its decent from the giant puffed masses of cloud cover, you're suddenly struck by the sight of endless stretches of som…

We got up about 5 so we could all be out and on the road by 6.  Everything was going according to plan when all of a sudden 2 blocks awat from the hotel my truck breaks down.  Now we are stranded onthe side of the road in front of the New Orleans Convention Center.  This particular p…