The Big Easy

The drive from Pensacola was interesting.  Drove from Florida thru Alabama, Mississippi and into Louisiana.  Notice these states seem to have billboard after billboard, something we in California are not accustomed to.  Beautiful scenery with mile after mile of pine trees lining the highway.  Since this part of the country sits in the low lands, we crossed what seemed like dozens of bridges.  Arriving in New Orleans we found our hotel at the corner of Canal and Bourbon Streets, pretty convenient.  Did a great walk to the river and along the French Market,  of course, stopping at Cafe du Monte, yum.  Wandered thru Jackson Square watching the mimes, palm readers, music groups performing and, of course, the multitudes of tourists.  Wandering thru the French Quarter we admired the old buildings with ornate wrought iron rails with lush greenery growing on and down them.  Along Bourbon Street we stopped for mango daiquiris for a little refreshment and to rest our weary feet.  There was a big football game scheduled for Saturday between Tennessee and LSU so the streets were full of orange clad Tennessee supporters.  Later in the evening we ventured out in the French Quarter and enjoyed dinner, even though Bernice, in New Orleans, ordered a hamburger!!  But I tried a Louisiana dish, Shrinp Etouffee.  Wonderful experience and I have looked up the recipe.  If you are interested, look it up on the internet.  Maybe some of us can try making it sometime.  By this time of the evening Bourbon Street was really hopping and we enjoyed the wildness for a while but being old folks, we finally had to call it an evening.