We got ready to go into New Orleans mid morning. We were looking forward to catching up on the French Quarter after our last visit six years ago. Here is Elaine in her "tourist" outfit.
Our son Matt turned us onto Uber the last time we visited with him in NYC, so we decided to try Uber versus a taxi. It was a great experience. A nice driver picked us up in her Honda Civic with great air conditioning right at our campsite. 25 minutes later she dropped us off in the French Quarter. Here is a view of Jackson Square and the St Louis Basilica. The area was packed with tourists.
We headed to the Historical New Orleans Collection. It is both a museum and a typical upper class home. Here is a view of the inner courtyard.
After a few hours of touring, we opted for a classic New Orleans snack. Eschewing the long lines at the famous cafe du Monde we had our beignets and cafe au lait at the lesser known but equally delicious" New Orleans Famous Beignets and Coffee."
Down the street we stopped into another bake shop and they had these neat explanations printed on the wall.
We walked through the French Market. We were able to resist a lot of the food offerings having just had a snack. It is a really long flea market.
I took this picture of Alligator heads for my grandson Luke to see.
At the end of the market, we came to the New Orleans mint museum. A good museum on the mint and also the musical history of the area. Here is a picture of Fats Domino's restored piano. It was completely flooded during Hurricane Sandy. To restore it , they took it completely apart, restored each piece and put it back together. Something I plan to do with a few antiques in my garage attic!
Walking from the mint, we walked up Esplanade Avenue and saw some really nice homes.
Six years ago we ate dinner in the Oceana Cafe. Being one to stick to routines, guess where we ate dinner? You got it! Here is a picture of us table-side in the courtyard of the Oceana Cafe.
After dinner and a stroll down Conti Street, we stopped in to Sucre for a nice little dessert. Then we continued onto Canal Place and caught the $1(senior fare) ferry to the other side of the Mississippi river.
At the other side was Algiers Point where there was a nice statue of Sachmo. There we caught an Uber taxi back to our campsite. Our driver was Jasmine who picked us up in her Audi 500.. She was busy holding her iphone for directions in her right hand. I mentioned to her about how we purchased $13 phone holders that attach to car vents on Amazon. She exclaimed "thank you Jesus!" because she thought the cheapest one to get was at Walmart for $30. I guess we were an answer to a pray?
All in all we enjoyed New Orleans as much as we had six years ago.
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