New Orleans, Louisiana

When we arrived at our campground in New Orleans, we hit the ground running! We didn't waste any time and scurried off to find the French Quarter. The office personnel gave us wonderful directions to the downtown area and it led us along the levee and through the Garden District on St. Charles Ave. We drove past beautiful vintage homes and mansions. Once in the French Quarter we took in the sights and sounds of New Orleans. It was a Saturday evening and the town was busy. The city sits right on the Mississippi River.

We had a wonderful meal at the "Gumbo Shop"! Everything was so melt-in-your-mouth delicious; such new & different tastes we haven't had before! We tried the Gumbo(of course), Jambalaya and the Crawfish Etouffee -yum! Then we walked up and down Bourbon Street with it's famous balconies over looking the pubs below. ~ People were having a good time - if you know what I mean! We were there a bit early; 8:00ish. I could only imagine what the scene would be like later.

Our welcome to "America's Wetland" ~ and indeed it is a soggy state!

The levee runs along the Mississippi River and has a bike path along the top
of it. We took a walk along it while Nicolas rode his bike.

Sunset along the Mississippi River

Nick & Vasili downtown at the French Quarter

Famous Bourbon Street ~ they close it to traffic on Saturday nights

We took the Street Car along St. Charles Ave. into the French Quarter/
It was fun to ride along.

Here comes the Street Car! They're the original cars from the 1920s!