We wanted to make the most of our last day in New Orleans so we left the RV bright and early Saturday morning and found a public parking lot in the French Quarter. We set off on foot to wander around the city and do some shopping. There are so many unique little shops in the French Quarter and of course, as in any tourist spot, there are some not so interesting shops too.
But let's face it, it all comes down to the food doesn't it?! There is so much good food to eat in NOLA! Like beignets and cafe au lait from Cafe du Monde:
I opted for a shrimp po' boy while Tom ate some jambalaya, gator sauce piquant and some red beans and rice:
It was a lot of fun to look around and watch the kids' faces when they saw weird people on the streets. There were a lot of street people trying to make some extra cash by acting like statues or playing music or just acting strange.
At one point later in the afternoon, we were trying to find a restaurant we wanted to go to and we took a turn down Bourbon St. I didn't realize we were on Bourbon St. although I new we were in an area with a very different energy - you could feel it as soon as we walked around the corner. Thankfully, it was still early enough in the day that it wasn't too crazy yet. Although, Andrew did call it the "freak street". LOL
Even though parts of New Orleans isn't really kid friendly at certain times of the day, I wouldn't hesitate to bring your kids if you are visiting the area. There were lots of other things for us to do with the kids.
For example, we went to the Art Museum and looked at the gardens and the Christmas lights:
And we took a ride of the last authentic steam engine paddle boat running on the Mississippi River, The Natchez.
New Orleans turned out to be a new favorite place for us! It may be even better than Bar Harbor, Maine!
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