wrigley80 Posted February 7, 2014 Author #901 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Harrahs Casino down by the Riverfront oooooo did I forget to mention that it was cold out Mercedes-Benz Superdome.....GEAUX SAINTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted February 7, 2014 Author #902 Share Posted February 7, 2014 The WWII Museum is the number one attraction in New Orleans Now I thought this was awesome. As we were driving through the Garden District there were Mardi Gras beads all over the electric lines, in the trees, hanging from the gutters on buildings. It was truly something to see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted February 7, 2014 Author #903 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Homes in the Garden District Mardi Gras World is where all the parade floats from past Mardi Gras parades are stored I thought this was pretty cool. It is right across the street from the Convention Center. It is a Hurricane Katrina memorial. It depicts a house torn to ruins just sitting in a tree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted February 7, 2014 Author #904 Share Posted February 7, 2014 The Norwegian Jewel was in port that day as well Oh yeah it is starting to get colder but we are not going to wuss out and go sit downstairs Decatur Street in the Big Easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted February 7, 2014 Author #905 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Decatur Street is another street where all the action is....with street performers, carriage rides, shops, restaurants, and don't forget Café Du Monde The Joan of Arc tribute statue I think that donkey is giving me the evil eye :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted February 7, 2014 Author #906 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Thanks! I must have missed that photo! Here is the picture of the soft pretzel with mustard and cheese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted February 7, 2014 Author #907 Share Posted February 7, 2014 One place that my dad really wanted to go to was to find the Lower 9th Ward and see if the devastation from Hurricane Katrina is still as bad as what you hear on TV As we were driving through the Lower 9th Ward this house really got to me because there was a baby doll in the window. So you knew that kids lived there. It got me thinking....did these children survive the Hurricane or were they one of thousands that perished. One other thing we were told on our bus tour is after Hurricane Katrina the first responders and medical personnel went house to house looking for survivors. Once the house was checked they painted an "X" on the side of the house to let others know that house had been checked. They would also mark that house with the date and time of when that home was checked Hurricane Katrina was almost 10 years ago but there is still complete devastation in this area. We as a nation continue to send money overseas to other countries. What we should be doing is re-building this area for these residents and for all of New Orleans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pghsteelerfan Posted February 7, 2014 #908 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Hurricane Katrina was almost 10 years ago but there is still complete devastation in this area. We as a nation continue to send money overseas to other countries. What we should be doing is re-building this area for these residents and for all of New Orleans I was going to wait until you finished your review before commenting again, but this post really got to me. I agree with you 100 percent on this one. We visited New Orleans in 1996 for a week in April and really enjoyed our time there, the sights, and the people and were heartbroken seeing the news coverage of all the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. I'm not a fan of big cities, but I fell in love with New Orleans and loved the charm of it and would not mind returning for a visit again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pghsteelerfan Posted February 7, 2014 #909 Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) Hurricane Katrina was almost 10 years ago but there is still complete devastation in this area. We as a nation continue to send money overseas to other countries. What we should be doing is re-building this area for these residents and for all of New Orleans I was going to wait until you finished your review before commenting again, but this post really got to me. I agree with you 100 percent on this one. We visited New Orleans in 1996 for a week in April and really enjoyed our time there, the sights, and the people and were heartbroken seeing the news coverage of all the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. I'm not a fan of big cities, but I fell in love with New Orleans and loved the charm of it and would not mind returning for a visit again. Sorry about the double post, was trying to include you quote only but it looked as though I wrote it. Sorry for any confusion. Edited February 7, 2014 by pghsteelerfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted February 7, 2014 Author #910 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Hurricane Katrina was almost 10 years ago but there is still complete devastation in this area. We as a nation continue to send money overseas to other countries. What we should be doing is re-building this area for these residents and for all of New Orleans I was going to wait until you finished your review before commenting again, but this post really got to me. I agree with you 100 percent on this one. We visited New Orleans in 1996 for a week in April and really enjoyed our time there, the sights, and the people and were heartbroken seeing the news coverage of all the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. I'm not a fan of big cities, but I fell in love with New Orleans and loved the charm of it and would not mind returning for a visit again. I couldn't agree with you more. New Orleans is such a vibrant city with amazing people. There aren't too many cities where I say I could find myself wanting to spend a week here. New Orleans and Key West, FL are the exceptions. Especially after seeing the devastation left over from Hurricane Katrina it was so hard driving through that neighborhood knowing that so many people los their lives here while trying to protect one another. Sadness doesn't even begin to tell you how I was feeling. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love2travel4 Posted February 8, 2014 #911 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Was your bus tour a full day tour or the hop on/off? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted February 8, 2014 Author #912 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Was your bus tour a full day tour or the hop on/off? Thank you! The bus tour was the hop on/hop off bus tour. Ours was through City Sightseeing. It was $24.00 per person (we had a $5.00 off coupon) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingee Posted February 8, 2014 #913 Share Posted February 8, 2014 We have family that live in the suburbs of N.O. and I was told that you don't want to be around some of those empty neighborhoods at night. One relative has been working on replacing the dykes (sp?). That is a many years project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted February 8, 2014 Author #914 Share Posted February 8, 2014 We have family that live in the suburbs of N.O. and I was told that you don't want to be around some of those empty neighborhoods at night. One relative has been working on replacing the dykes (sp?). That is a many years project. Yeah I would say that you are correct. We drove through during the day but it is a place that everyone needs to see for themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MISSSNOOPYGIRL Posted February 8, 2014 #915 Share Posted February 8, 2014 I just looooved new Orleans. We were wondering if they would still be drinking on Bourbon Street in the morning- thanks for answering that! I also loved your picture of those stupid chickens outside of KFC! Your meet and greet looked so fun. I got a picture with Jaime on my cruise. My whole family I sailed with just loved her. She helped my mom down some steep stairs. She is just a doll! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted February 9, 2014 Author #916 Share Posted February 9, 2014 I just looooved new Orleans. We were wondering if they would still be drinking on Bourbon Street in the morning- thanks for answering that! I also loved your picture of those stupid chickens outside of KFC! Your meet and greet looked so fun. I got a picture with Jaime on my cruise. My whole family I sailed with just loved her. She helped my mom down some steep stairs. She is just a doll! Thank You. Yeah that chicken photo at KFC was just too good to pass up. Our meet and greet was amazing. The Carnival Sunshine will definitely miss having Jaime onboard. Her enthusiasm and energy is amazing. She definitely loves her job and the guests. She stayed at our meet and greet party for over an hour Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoppingfever Posted February 9, 2014 #917 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Thank you for sharing the New Orleans pics! That is another place I would love to visit one day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted February 9, 2014 Author #918 Share Posted February 9, 2014 (edited) As we were crossing the bridge leaving the Lower 9th Ward I could see the funnel of the Carnival Sunshine. By this time it was almost 4:00 pm so the Sunshine would be leaving port soon. My dad and I decided to drive down by the port and see if we could get a few pictures of the Sunshine as it was leaving the port of New Orleans Edited February 9, 2014 by wrigley80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted February 9, 2014 Author #919 Share Posted February 9, 2014 We got back to the port just in time to watch the ship pull away I love this picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted February 9, 2014 Author #920 Share Posted February 9, 2014 We left the port and headed back downtown Who doesn't love a Huge Ass Beer :D A pic from our bus tour....se even I was cold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted February 9, 2014 Author #921 Share Posted February 9, 2014 After the cruise and our day in New Orleans we were both exhausted so we headed back to the hotel early that night. We were both sleeping by 8:00 pm. We are true party goers ;) The next morning (the final day of our vacation) we got up early and headed to Café DuMonde for breakfast. We wet to the location in Metairie on Veterans Boulevard. So Yummy..... We bought a box of the mix. I made them for breakfast one day when we returned home. They were good but definitely not the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 cruzen Posted February 9, 2014 #922 Share Posted February 9, 2014 (edited) After the cruise and our day in New Orleans we were both exhausted so we headed back to the hotel early that night. We were both sleeping by 8:00 pm. We are true party goers ;) The next morning (the final day of our vacation) we got up early and headed to Café DuMonde for breakfast. We wet to the location in Metairie on Veterans Boulevard. So Yummy..... We bought a box of the mix. We had beignets and I bought a box of mix, but never made them. :(:rolleyes: I remember them being VERY yummy. Edited February 9, 2014 by 2 cruzen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted February 9, 2014 Author #923 Share Posted February 9, 2014 After the cruise and our day in New Orleans we were both exhausted so we headed back to the hotel early that night. We were both sleeping by 8:00 pm. We are true party goers ;) The next morning (the final day of our vacation) we got up early and headed to Café DuMonde for breakfast. We wet to the location in Metairie on Veterans Boulevard. So Yummy..... We bought a box of the mix. We had beignets and I bought a box of mix, but never made them. :(:rolleyes: I remember them being VERY yummy. You should definitely try making a batch...they were pretty good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted February 10, 2014 Author #924 Share Posted February 10, 2014 After breakfast we headed downtown and did some of our shopping.... St. Louis Cathedral It was a quiet morning along Bourbon Street Who wants a VooDoo doll I thought this sign was pretty funny...."Relax Its Just Sex" :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted February 10, 2014 Author #925 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Every souvenir shop along Bourbon Street was basically the same thing in each shop Our rental car for our 2 days in New Orleans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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