Nawlins

Last week I had to attend meetings in New Orleans.  We meet during the day but had plenty time to do some site seeing in the afternoon/evenings.

The St Louis Cathdral

This is the oldest Catholic Cathedral in continual use in the United States. 

We went to Cafe du monde for beignets.

New Orleans is a fascinating city.  The feel of the city is one of a foreign country.  There is so much history with a totally different culture than you would see anywhere else in the US.  The Cajan food and music just add to the feel. 

Some of the buildings in the French Quarter are breath taking.

There were people everywhere trying to make money.  This guy painted the front side of him gold and then posed as a statute.  His buckets said, tips for picture.  

Our hotel was right on Bourbon Street.

We ate very well on this trip.  One night we had dinner at Red Fish Grill.  It was amazing.  On this trip I ate alligator, BBQ Oysters, Crab claws and Red fish.  I am not a huge fan of sea food but with it all being fresh it was pretty good.

You can't go to New Orleans without getting a hurricane at Pat O'Brian's.

The view from the air.  It was such a pretty flight home.