Accommodation: A beautiful hotel apartment room (courtesy of Sam and Laura’s friend who is part of a hotel rewards points scheme.
Company: Sam and Laura
Highlights:
- A walking tour of the French quarter. Amazing Spanish architecture and the Quebecan symbol (Fleur de Lis) everywhere. Surprised by what the origins of Creole and Cajun people are.
- St Louis no. 1 cemetery – amazing place! In New Orleans they bury their dead above ground because the water table is so high when you bury underground the caskets will pop up when it rains! We got caught in a torrential rain shower and thankfully no caskets popped up!
- A random marching band on tour from Holland
- The oldest Catholic church in America
- Having a specialist in U.S. history with us!
- Amazing jazz at the Spotted Cat on Frenchman street
- Muffaletta gorgeous bread with layers of ham and olives
- Beignets in cafe du monde. Amazing doughnut type things covered in powdered sugar (strangely not too sweet). The cafe is open 24 hours a day. We had ours at 2.30am, yum yum
Bitey bitey count: Through the roof (mainly acquired from sitting in Katherine and Ryan’s garden at night.
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