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What a trip.
New Orleans has a whole variety of culture that we have never seen before. We believe we ate everything Creole, Cajun, Louisiana, and New Orleans Style that we could cram in a few days. Let's see: Cajun New Potatoes, Po Boys, Gumbo, Jambalaya, BBQ Shrimp, Beignets, Coffee and Chicory, Hurricane, Alligator Sausage, Pralines, and Grits to name a few. Surprisingly we enjoyed each dish or drink or treat.

A little recap with a few of my favorite pictures.
The first picture is of a River Barge on the famous Mississippi River.

"Classy" Bourbon Street. This picture was taken before the police blocked off the road so vehicles won't drive down Bourbon Street. Now I know why my parents would not take me down this street when I was a kid. WOW. Talk about a different culture. Todd and I ate dinner on the balcony of this restaurant. It was a lot of fun to people watch, and the food was to die for! Believe it or not we went the entire trip without a "Lucky Dog" from the cart vendor shown to the right.

Every door and window had shutters. Most of the buildings in the French Quarter were over 100 years old. We spent most of our time walking around the French Quarter. It was so inviting with all the different style buildings and balconies. However once nighttime fell it was a little scary walking around the streets. The strangest thing was we almost felt more safe on Bourbon Street.

St. Louis Cemetery. No graves 6 feet under, in floods the caskets float up. The dead is buried in a family tomb. The burial process is quite fascinating really.

The trolley wires on Canal Street. We didn't take the time to ride on the trolley this time but our next trip we just might go All Aboard.