The Mansion on St. Charles New Orleans
2409 St. Charles Ave. New Orleans, Louisiana, 70130, United States
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Feb 8 - Natchez Steamboat Cruise
... although they were inside and we mostly hung out outside to see the sites that accompanied the narration of the river sites and history.
Many people, including us, think that New Orleans is on the Gulf of Mexico. In fact, it is 135 miles upriver from the Gulf; 65 miles as the crow flies. The Mississippi River is 2,340 miles long (the second longest river in the U.S.) and 1 mile across ...
Battling the Elements
... first for us as in doing nearly 8,000 miles up to this point we have had absolutely no issues with the police but this journey was a different story as we weren“t just stopped once but twice. The first time we were stopped was in Arizona. Rob nearly ******* his pants and Nick was half expecting to be dragged from the car and frisked on Dixie“s bonnet . We thought that we had maybe been stopped for speeding but we were sure that we had been within the limit. The reason we were stopped ...
New Orleans...What a Place!!!
... music. People were doing great dance moves so we bought a drink...and then the band stopped! Gah! Bad timing! We waited a while but they didn't start again so we walked back popping our head in a few different bars.
We made it back to Bourbon street and walked into the Howling wolf bar where they had a dueling piano show. It was wicked. We saw four guys who played and were all so talented and entertaining...watching the drunk ...
Bienvenue en Louisiane!
... Mound, which is nestled in just a short distance from Louisiana State University. It was built in 1791 and remains in remarkable condition, complete with gardens growing traditional crops.
A short drive back towards New Orleans we stopped at Houmus House, named for the native tribes living in the area. This house (if you can use such a simple term for an enormous structure like this), was absolutely beautiful and the ...
Booze, beads, birthdays and boobs
... night stop so no bus time!
Drove down through the Bayou (I should say across not through, we were on roads which are all on bridges over the water) – the roads were really bumpy so it was an uncomfortable ride and hard to journal! There are miles of highway built over the water. Scott told us about the history of New Orleans and how the different land and climate was the origin of Cajun food from their old land in Maine – Acadia.
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