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We love New Orleans Louisiana: the mix of French and Spanish architecture of the French Quarter, the mansions of St. Charles Avenue and the Garden District, the spooky above-ground crypts of the cemeteries, the extraordinary World War II Museum, the Royal Street antique galleries, its restaurants and cuisine, the jazz and of course, the continual […]
We admit it. We are foodies. No matter where we go, we seek out good restaurants with interesting dishes that reflect local cuisine and ingredients. On our numerous trips to New Orleans, we have found some favorite (and some not-so-favorite) dining adventures. This blog combines our New Orleans eating experiences for places that are …
New Orleans Louisiana has much more than jazz. It also has some great museums. National WWII Museum The National WWII Museum is incredible. It takes you taking visitors inside the story of the war that changed the world. As on our last visit, we easily spent an entire day there. The museum continues to add new exhibits. […]
We just can’t seem to get enough of New Orleans. Our last visit was in 2016. We timed this visit around the 49th anniversary of the New Orleans Jazz Festival. And what a fitting ending to a trip that began in Nashville’s Country and Western honky-tonks and progressed through Memphis’ blues bars and its origin […]
While we were in New Orleans, we rented a car for the day to spend a little time exploring some areas outside of the city. After about an hour expressway drive west, almost to Baton Rouge, we exited the highway and followed the Great River Road partway back, past a flame-belching oil refinery and an […]
On this trip to New Orleans, we stayed on Saint Charles Avenue in the heart of the Garden District, making it the first time we really took the opportunity to explore this lovely neighborhood. We spent most of our time on the Avenues that lead through the Warehouse District and downtown to the French Quarter. […]