The French Quarter

This was our first trip to New Orleans and we had no idea what to expect. We actually found an RV Park that was a 10-minute walk to Bourbon Street and another 10 minutes to the riverfront. We noticed that they had the hop-on/hop-off buses so we looked to see where they went to determine where we wanted to go. (We didn't want to buy a three-day ticket when we were only going to be there for one full day.)

We determined that everything that was on our "must see" list was in the French Quarter. In addition to the French Quarter the bus goes to the Garden District, but from the description I read, this is just where the rich and famous live - Angelina Jolie, Nicholas Cage. I've never really cared about where the rich and famous live, so we didn't bother to go there.

We did go to Bourbon Street, because you have to. It's much like Beale Street in Memphis. We went to Frenchman's Street because that's where the "real" music is. We went to Preservation Hall and St. Louis Cemetary 1 - future home of Nicholas Cage and eternal resting place of Marie LeVeau, the voodoo queen. (We took the tour and found out that they can put as many as 81 people in those vaults. Who knew?)

Bourbon Street

Preservation Hall

A vault in St. Louis Cemetary 1

Tomb of Marie LeVeau

In memory of Joan of Arc

St. Louis Cemetary 1

We also went to the riverfront where we saw a steamboat coming in.

We ate at Antoine's and when we were finished, our waiter gave us the grand tour of the property.

A good overview, but plenty of reasons to visit again. I just think I'll steer clear on Mardi Gras.