Oakwood At Cotton Mill
Travel Blogs from New Orleans
New Orleans...and all that Jazz!
... when we did see collapsed buildings and trees, our hearts sank.
Anyway, on to the fun stuff! Our hostel is amazing! So quirky and friendly. We headed out into the French Quarter to a famous cafe called Cafe du Monde, which is a great people spotting place with amazing coffee and cool jazz bands playing outside. We then had a wander before heading back to the hostel for a few drinks and a big night out. We met some cool people in the hostel ...
MURICA DAY
... smaller than I thought it would be- there was only one desk (with pamphlets all over it) that faced the entrance. As a result, the lady sitting at the desk immediately saw us and asked what we were interested in doing. Before we knew it, we were in a whirlwind of tour descriptions (which ranged from cemeteries to city-wide tours) and we were trying find a polite way of saying "no, lol". When we ...
Day 12 - Four days in one day
... Mark and I once again reminded ourselves that we really should buy just one meal and share) on the top deck, whilst we had an informative commentary on a bit of New Orleans history, including the infamous hurricane Katrina and the damage she did.
After this we explored the shops of the French Quarter. Mark gravitated towards the live bands performing on the streets, and I found myself wondering into and out of ...
New Orleans
We have spent the last 3 days seeing the sights of NOLA. What an unique city, with an interesting history
There is so much to see and do here, that we wish we could stay longer. however, there are more places to see, so we must move on.
First of all the food here is fantastic......lots of seafood, and Creole is the regional style of cooking; it blends French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian ...
Sadly New Orleans was a Bust
... I called before I got there to make sure the parking was free and that I could park my RV there and they said it was no problem and explained where to park and also that I needed to come into the casino, go to the guest services window, get a parking permit (free) and return to my rig and put it in the window so I wouldn't be bothered by security.
This seemed strange to me, but I went ahead and followed those steps. It was about 1/4 mile walk to the front doors and ...