{"id":3074,"date":"2017-10-23T17:44:45","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T00:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/?p=3074"},"modified":"2017-10-23T17:44:45","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T00:44:45","slug":"new-orleans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/2017\/10\/23\/new-orleans\/","title":{"rendered":"New Orleans"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It was a long drive down to New Orleans from Red Bay.\u00a0 The quickest way was quite a few smaller highways, then the last 100 miles was smooth freeway that took us right to the French Quarter RV Resort.\u00a0\u00a0 Very nice \"\"<\/a>place,\u00a0 just two blocks north of the French Quarter.\u00a0\u00a0 It was also the most expensive place we stayed so far.\u00a0\u00a0 Weekend nights were $150 and weekdays are $105 a day.\u00a0\u00a0 I guess a decent hotel would have been significantly more that that.\u00a0\u00a0 We arrived late Saturday afternoon, so after we set up, I went in search of a grocery store.\u00a0 The grocery stores in Red Bay were small and lacking some basic things.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Sunday was a down day as it was raining here pretty good.\u00a0 On Monday we scheduled a tour bus to pick us up at the resort and drive us around on some of the bumpiest roads you could imagine.\u00a0 (Savannah Riverfront included)\u00a0\u00a0 We went all over town and thru the heart of the French Quarter that the other buses could not go due to their size.\u00a0 So now that we have toured the city, I have an idea where to go the next few days we are here.\u00a0 They have some of the coolest cemeteries.\u00a0 It must cost a pretty penny to die in New Orleans…<\/p>\n

I scoped out a little Mexican taco shop not far from the RV and had some really tasty street tacos and a so-so burrito for dinner, but too much filler in the burrito.. freaking rice just shouldn’t be in a burrito.\u00a0 In thirty years eating Mexican food in San Diego, never had a burrito with rice in it.\u00a0 I was surprised finding out that all over the country they put rice in their burritos!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>On Tuesday we headed down to the French Market area for a little shopping and a really good muffuletta and gumbo for lunch at an open air place with the dogs.\u00a0\u00a0 Everyone loved the pups there,\u00a0 the wait staff even came by twice with water for them.\u00a0\u00a0 There were a lot of things to look at in the market, but one of them wasn’t produce.\u00a0\u00a0 Most of our previous market visits in other towns included lots of produce to select.\u00a0\u00a0 We strolled all over,\u00a0 snapped some\"\"<\/a> pics in Jackson Square and over on the river.\u00a0 The river walk there had lots of construction happening.\u00a0\u00a0 I guess they want it ready for carnival season.\u00a0 They really take Halloween seriously here, most of the houses are seriously decorated.\u00a0 Even the huge mansions of the garden district had lots of decorations strewn all over.<\/p>\n

Wednesday morning we drove to the Lower 9th Ward.\u00a0 It is truly a poor neighborhood.\u00a0 The odd part of driving thru there was that the few houses that had been rebuilt were only raised to about 3 feet off the ground.\u00a0 In an area that had just experienced 10 feet of flood water, I expected them to be raised a bit more.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The difference in cost would be minimal since the house raiser was already set up, so it would only be a few extra hours of work.\u00a0 There would be a bit more work for the posts or walls being higher, I guess.<\/p>\n

Just south of the 9th Ward was Chalmette and the historic park where the battle of New Orleans took place against the Brits in 1814, just after the war had ended..\u00a0 They hadn’t heard about that yet…<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>After the battlefield we made our way over to the other side of the city to Audubon Park along the river also.\u00a0\u00a0 Nice park with a zoo and riverfront walk for quite a distance.\u00a0\u00a0 Lots of tugboats went by pushing at least 6 large, laden barges in front of them at a fairly rapid pace.<\/p>\n

We left the park and headed back toward the Garden District for lunch, then a short drive around the French Quarter for the added local flavor.\u00a0 This time I went for the Po Boy and more gumbo.\u00a0\u00a0 The place in the market was better.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>There are a lot more street cars now than I saw the last time I visited back in the early ’90s.\u00a0 Just the old green ones were there back then.\u00a0 Now there are lots of new red streetcars going up Canal Street and out in \"\"<\/a>different directions.\u00a0\u00a0 Mass transit is good.<\/p>\n

That night we Uber’d over to Frenchman Street for drinks and music.\u00a0 There was lots of music, much better than the craziness of Bourbon or Royal streets we all think of as the FQ.\u00a0\u00a0 Actually, we started at the corner of Royal and Frenchman and headed toward the river.\u00a0 Great night.\u00a0 Lots of great music, even in the street!!<\/p>\n

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It was a long drive down to New Orleans from Red Bay.\u00a0 The quickest way was quite a few smaller highways, then the last 100 miles was smooth freeway that took us right to the French Quarter RV Resort.\u00a0\u00a0 Very nice place,\u00a0 just two blocks north of the French Quarter.\u00a0\u00a0 It was also the most … <\/p>\n

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