Friday morning we set out for NOLA! It was an easy drive, and we arrived just a lunch time (score!). We found a great parking spot down south of the French Quarter, on the river... and went to Landry's for lunch...
Heaven, I'm in Heaven... oh how I love good seafood! The city beckoned, and we obliged!
After a little discussion we decided that the best way to see the most we could would be to take a carriage ride! It really was a lot of fun. Belle, and noble... ahh, mule was a doll, and the carriage driver was funny! We were taken through each block, with all sorts of things being pointed out to us... even Brad and Angelina's home, the home that the IRS took back from Nick Cage, and the bar that stayed open through Hurricane Katrina.
Oh, and I had no idea that there was an
Ursuline Convent and school down there, but boy was that a pretty sight in the city!
After the carriage ride, we did a little more exploring on foot. We really wanted to take a peak inside
St. Louis Cathedral. It's the oldest cathedral, and second oldest church... anyone know the oldest church???? It's in St. Augustine (we saw it on a travels to Florida a few years ago). I'm thinking I should make us a passport of all the Catholic hotspots we've hit over the years!
Anyhooooooo, it is so beautiful on the inside, and out! We were able to go in, spend some quiet time in prayer, and have a look around. WOW! Just outside of the cathedral (not shown in the picture) is a section of street that is closed off. Now, if you've never been it is little shocking and annoying (in my opinion)... but there are fortune tellers and crap all set up right there... just outside of the doors! YUCK!
Well, that pretty much rounded out our NOLA time... oh wait, there's one more thing you must have when you are in the French Quarter... beignets. Now, growing up (in Louisiana), my mom would make them... but I never had the originals from
Cafe Du Monde...
Heaven, I'm in Heaven... Powdery Sugar Wonderfulness!
Friday morning we set out for NOLA! It was an easy drive, and we arrived just a lunch time (score!). We found a great parking spot down south of the French Quarter, on the river... and went to Landry's for lunch... Heaven, I'm in Heaven... oh how I love good seafood! The city beckoned, and we obliged!
After a little discussion we decided that the best way to see the most we could would be to take a carriage ride! It really was a lot of fun. Belle, and noble... ahh, mule was a doll, and the carriage driver was funny! We were taken through each block, with all sorts of things being pointed out to us... even Brad and Angelina's home, the home that the IRS took back from Nick Cage, and the bar that stayed open through Hurricane Katrina.
Oh, and I had no idea that there was an Ursuline Convent and school down there, but boy was that a pretty sight in the city!
After the carriage ride, we did a little more exploring on foot. We really wanted to take a peak inside St. Louis Cathedral. It's the oldest cathedral, and second oldest church... anyone know the oldest church???? It's in St. Augustine (we saw it on a travels to Florida a few years ago). I'm thinking I should make us a passport of all the Catholic hotspots we've hit over the years!
Anyhooooooo, it is so beautiful on the inside, and out! We were able to go in, spend some quiet time in prayer, and have a look around. WOW! Just outside of the cathedral (not shown in the picture) is a section of street that is closed off. Now, if you've never been it is little shocking and annoying (in my opinion)... but there are fortune tellers and crap all set up right there... just outside of the doors! YUCK!
Well, that pretty much rounded out our NOLA time... oh wait, there's one more thing you must have when you are in the French Quarter... beignets. Now, growing up (in Louisiana), my mom would make them... but I never had the originals from Cafe Du Monde... Heaven, I'm in Heaven... Powdery Sugar Wonderfulness!
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