Walking Through New Orleans

Great night out with cruiser friends Roy (far left) 
and Dale (far right) and their friends who visited
Belize last year, Tiffany & Kevin.  Roy and Dale took
 us on a tour of the city on our first full day.

The French Quarter RV Resort was right in the 
center of the city, a short walk to the French
Quarter, Bourbon St. & the river. Noisy though!

 

The afternoon we arrived, we walked down to
pay our respects to the Old Man (the Mississippi).

A fun ad for this product, no longer
sold but very popular in the early
20th C as a natural laxative,

Artists and Musicians are still plying their wares
on the streets. But other than, Bourbon St., there
weren't that many people around.

We had the famous beignets and cafe au lait
at Cafe de Monde but didn't have to wait in line.

The only shopping we did was at 
this great mask shop - one for each
of our grandchildren.

The last of a large parade of protestors crossing
Jackson Square - lack of affordable housing.

We liked this sign and in fact, most people wore
masks.

Another house decorated for Mardi Gras.

It's hard to see the lovely decorations on this house
in the Garden District. Our second full day we
spent walking around there admiring the beautiful
homes.

The wrought iron work is really amazing.

This shaded cemetery is in the center of the 
Garden District.

I found the small homes on some of the
streets really charming too.

The homes are surrounded by gardens and the 
streets lined with beautiful trees.
You can see the banners here in the Mardi Gras
colors that are featured everywhere,

We enjoyed our lunch outside at Joey K's.
As you can see from the photos, the weather
was generally cool and overcast, with a lot
of fog. But on our last day we had a few
gleams of sun. 

Due to the cancelation of yet another Carnival,
New Orleans residents have decorated their houses
instead of floats.

Roy and Dale explained the meaning of the  various
pictures in the decorations.

Masks around our neck, but we're dressed in
our best for dinner out with Roy & Dale

This small house was one of the most decorated
we saw. Workers that normally would be working
for months on the floats switched to house work.