Day 1: Verrrrry early on Saturday morning Kevin and I caught a flight to New Orleans, and were there until Tuesday! It was the perfect amount of time to see the sights. We arrived at like 8:30am (I told you our flight was early!), and we dropped our stuff at our AirBnB and then immediately went to Cafe du Monde to get beignets and cafe au lait. That revived us, so we then walked over to the World War II museum. It was a really great museum, but OH MY GOODNESS it was crowded! We hung out there for a few hours, but then we started getting soooo tired, so we went back to our AirBnB to take a little nap. We slept for a bit, and then we were ready to party! We went out to dinner at the great place called Napoleon House, and afterwards we went to Preservation Hall to catch some amazing live jazz music! It was so awesome, and definitely one of the highlights of our trip. After that, we went to Pat O'Briens to have some cocktails and hang out by the amazing fountain in their courtyard! After that, we wandered around Bourbon Street to witness the madness!! It was insane and super fun.
WWII museum!
The sign outside Preservation Hall!! This place is a MUST if you go to New Orleans!
This was the small room where they performed! You weren't allowed to have phones/cameras out during the performance, so this was the only picture I got from inside the venue!
The fountain at Pat O'Briens! Another must-see.
McGee's first (and only) hurricane at Pat O'Briens! They are STRONG drinks (and way too sweet!), but it's another must-do experience.
The view from our courtyard table! Pat's was fun and crazy!
This was in the French Quarter!
French Quarter!
The super old amazing trolley we took! If you take this trolley, be sure to sit up front so you can watch the driver!! It is SO cool how they drive these but I really don't understand how it works.
Cemetery!
This was the house that Disney used as the inspiration for the Haunted Mansion ride! It's in the Garden District.
This is the gate outside of Anne Rice's house. Some people see skeletons and some people see roses! I definitely see skeletons.
Hopitoulas!! This beer was delicious. And it was SO fun to be able to walk around the streets with drinks!!
This was just down the street from our AirBnB! It was an amazing band performing on the corner, and people just gathered to listen and party. This happens all over New Orleans and it's so fun! Amazing live jazz music is EVERYWHERE!!
This was a very cool club, and the band was awesome!
Day 3: We just did a lot of relaxing/wandering for the first part of the day, and we had a very early lunch at this awesome little po-boy sandwich shop as soon as it opened (because the lines get craazy later!), and then afterwards we went over to the Carousel Bar! It is literally an old carousel that rotates as you sit at it!! It's so cool, and it was definitely another highlight of the trip! After we had a few cocktails there, we wandered around some more, and then we found an amazing jazz club with a super cool band! We hung out there for a bit, and then went to get changed for dinner. Dinner was at K-Paul, which was THE BEST food experience in New Orleans! Everything was so delicious. The chicken and andouille gumbo was AMAZING.
Beautiful!
The carousel bar!
My Pimm's Cup! Delicious.
It's so pretty! And fun!! And it ROTATES!!
Another view so you can see the cool chairs.
Kevin and I in Jackson Square!
The Spotted Cat club! The band was playing on the stage over to the left of the pic.
The tablecloth at K-Paul was adorable! It had these cute little drawings of their recipes.
Bread Pudding!
Our trip was soooo fun, and I think everyone should go to New Orleans!! It's such a cool city, and there are a MILLION things to see/do! I'd be happy to give you a list of must-sees and some tips, etc if you are planning a trip at any time!
April starts tomorrow!! Crazy! I hope March has gone great for all of you!!
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