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Swamp People
We are in hot and humid New Orleans the city that plays host to the Mardi Gras festival, sadly we weren’t there in time for the festival, but you don’t have to try hard to find a party here. Bourbon street is the best place for live music and an interesting selection of beverages, I tried a Hand Grenade which is a deceptively strong drink composed of a combination of liqueurs and it tastes slightly like melon. It is a drink that promises after ...
Day 17 - New Orleans
... also caught herself a baby critter and by that smile on her face, I figure she is imagining keeping it until it is big enough for a pair of shoes.
Observation of the day - I think tomorrow is going to be a long day for some. This is Madge's final post of the evening 'Pope I but too ma y of me a f the GATT up'. Once again, if anyone can offer a translation, I would like to know. I hope she has gone to bed. New Orleans is not safe.
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Wk 10 The Big Easy
... Basilica of King Louis of France which was just stunning inside and finish up with the French Market, before catching the train back to the ship.
The big Easy is my sort of town I’m right at home here, I just know I’ll be back even if it’s only to sit in a bar and drink Southern Comfort which is the one thing I promised myself I’d but just never had the time. We made it back to the ship with just 10 minutes to ...
"Little Old Town Called New Orleans I Know"
... got a Sleeping Sister pin and met the artist. Continuing on we were now in the French Market, where I got a Gator on a stick! Sausage kinda like pork, pretty good but it's not Sullivan's! We decided on eating in the market to save a bit of $$$. Donna got a vegetarian Muffaletta and I got the real thing, both got halfs as I learned my lesson the night before and we still had a piece left each for lunch on our drive tomorrow.
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Land of Jazz and Blues?
... and saw the Snug Harbour Bistro that had been recommended so we decided that we would pay a visit later on that evening and get a cab back if necessary. The tour took us through the 9th ward showing us the state of the place as mentioned earlier still not re-built. It was then to one of the cemetery’s, which have to be built above ground otherwise your relations may come up through the ground at any time due to the fact that New Orleans is ...
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