We left on Saturday December 5th. All I knew was that we had a connecting flight in Charlotte, how long we were going to be gone and what type of clothes I needed to take. Now if you know me at all, you know how big it was for me to not be in control. I am the family/friends travel agent...I make ALL of the travel plans. So we boarded our plane in Raleigh, flew to Charlotte, and it wasn't until we got to the gate for our next flight that I found out we were going to New Orleans!!! Yep, back to NOLA, the city I fell in love with this past September.
WHAT?? You didn't hear about our last trip to the Big Easy? Read all about it by clicking here.
Anyways, it was great to be able to go back and not have to worry about what we were going to do with Madeline (did I mention that we got to go on our anniversary trip WITHOUT Madeline this year??).
We stayed in an awesome Bed & Breakfast just blocks from the French Quarter. It's called the Royal Street Courtyard Bed & Breakfast. If you ever find yourself staying in NOLA, this place is an awesome place to stay.
We walked ALOT, ate incredible food, yummy Muffaletta's, had beignets at Cafe Du Monde, rode the St. Charles Ave street car....here are some pics of our trip.
Audubon Park....
Beads from Mardi Gras parades are stuck in trees all over the city.
Street performers at Jackson Square.
Cathedral-Basilica of St. Louis King of France facing Jackson Square. It is the oldest Catholic cathedral in continual use in the United States, established as a parish in 1720.
You never know what you'll see in New Orleans. While we were in the French Quarter I think we saw Santa's of all colors. Apparently there was also some sort of a "dress like Santa and drink on Bourbon Street" thing going on, so we saw lots of drunk Santa's. And then Mr & Mrs. Clause on motorcycles (the Mrs. was even smoking a cigarette!!).
All in all, we had a great time and I can't wait to go to NOLA again....soon!!
