Today, New Orleans!

Since 1938 this historic downtown eatery has been dishing out some of the best Po’ Boys, Gumbo, and seafood creole, along with a lengthy list of other great foods on their menu. And it doesn’t matter what time of day you are there, Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner you will find something delicious. This no hi-class, come dressed in tails type place. Here you will find fishermen in their boots, mechanics in their overalls and any business person ready for a good meal. Go here to enjoy the food and possibly see a famous person who may have dropped in for a meal. If you are not familiar with what all they serve, ask somebody because once you get in line you'd better be ready to order when you reach the front of the long line. Great Stuff!

Just steps from the French Quarter this ideally situated luxury boutique-style 10 story hotel offers 108 richly appointed rooms with the amenities you have come to expect in a three or four star facility. AAA rates this hotel at 3 stars, but I felt like they were very conservative here. Easily within walking distance to Bourbon Street and the Riverwalk, this is close to nightlife, wonderful eateries, and all of the downtown lively entertainment and music that New Orleans is famous for. And in the morning they offer a nice expanded continental breakfast. They also offer porterage/bell services and the parking fee is reasonable. We stayed two nights here and would use this hotel again anytime.

Every city large or small everywhere has at least one cemetery. On our trip across the country we tried to stay off freeways as much as possible and because of that we saw cemeteries in each state. Especially in the south-eastern part of the country we found them next door to the local churches. It was one thing that for me, being from the far west, I had never seen before. But I had heard in advance of the special cemeteries on New Orleans.

We didn’t see all of the cemeteries listed below but I believe this to be a fairly complete listing.
St. Louis #1 is the oldest surviving cemetery in New Orleans. Begun in 1789, the year after the city suffered an epidemic of yellow fever, a flood, and a fire that destroyed 80% of the city. The purported tomb of Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau can be found there.
St. Louis #2 established in 1823.
Lafayette #1 established in 1833 was the first Garden District cemetery, and has been used the most for films.
Cypress Grove established in 1840
Gates of Prayer established in 1846
Greenwood begun in 1852.
St. Louis #3 established in 1854.
St. Roch founded 1867.
Metairie founded in 1872
Hebrew Rest established in 1872
Mt Olivet established 1920.
Holt cemetery, new and maybe the only below ground

We were able to locate and drive through two of the amazing beautiful cemeteries and took several pictures of the tombs and above ground burial sites. Due to the very high water table around the New Orleans area making above ground burials has long been done here. And many are more like super memorials than just grave sites.

I will not go into the hauntings, ghosts, or voodoo, which are all highly spoken of in New Orleans especially by the tour companies. They love to tell you some of the creepiest stories while showing you around. You can take tours of several of the cemeteries that are an hour to two hours in length and cost as little as $10. But if all you wish to do is see the wonderfully built detailed tombs take your car and drive through.

What can I say, Arby's is another of the fast food chain restaurants here in the United States. But they don't serve hamburgers or Hot Dogs, but rather thinly sliced beef sandwiches, chicken patty sandwiches, wraps, salads, sub style sandwiches, deserts and drinks. And recently some of the locations have added breakfast items. Like all of the other fast food chains they add and change their menus to keep up with the times.

But this location was very different than most around the country. This is a multi-story facility and has one of the nicest and prettiest stained glass ceilings and ornate New Orleans style wrought-iron work we have ever seen. Well worth going in and buying a soft drink just to see the place.

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