Notwithstanding, New Orleans is a grand old American city, and its French Quarter is one of the most picturesque and interesting places I've ever visited. You can't swing a dead cat without hitting a great restaurant, each with its own take on the region's unique cuisine. Remarkable colonial and antebellum architecture, often looking rundown on the outside but elegant on the inside. Courtyards full of gorgeous tilework and wrought-iron balustrades and semi-tropical plants. It almost feels like a different country. This was my fourth time there.
(As always, click pics to embiggen a slideshow.)
An Omen? An interloper who wanted to come with |
Former slave quarters where we stayed 2 nights |
Shrimp Creole at Galatoire's: The Best Anywhere! |
Yes, Please |
Typical Quarters House |
Typical Quarters Structure |
Spare Not the Wrought Iron |
Apparently a Selling Point in the Big Easy |
Around Jackson Square |
Four Styles of Architecture |
Trouble Makers |
French Market Goods |
Maybe the Most Picturesque Square in America—Reputedly the inspiration for the Disney Castle |
More Typical Local Architecture |
Ditto |
Are Your Oysters This Large? |
Since New Orleans is below Sea Level, burials are above ground |
More Architecture |
Sunset on the Mississippi |
Night Scene |
Mummer and Street Musician |
More Oysters & Beer, Please |
Bourbon Street at Night |
Spooky Jesus Shadow off Bourbon Street |
Looks fantastic! Especially that shrimp creole.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you drove the whole thing!
I just got to W.V. from Columbus (OH, that is). 334 miles is usually the most I do anymore.
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