We Heart Nola

We made it home late Sunday night.  Here is a wrap-up of our fun trip to NOLA!  I wasn't sure about doing a "babymoon" here since I couldn't drink or eat much seafood but it ended up being the perfect trip for us!

This is the B&B we stayed at in the Garden District.  They were really slow so we got upgraded to one of the rooms on the 2nd floor with a balcony.

This was our room.  The balcony is out those windows.

We enjoyed our morning coffee on the patio.

Saturday morning we headed over to the French Quarter.  Check out the Christmas trees on this building.  I love the architecture in this part of town.  It almost feels like being in Europe on the quiet streets.

We walked through the French Market and found a trip tile for our collection and some trinkets for Louis.

It's not our style to pass up beignets and coffee.  I had to get hot chocolate since I'd already had my one coffee at the B&B.

After walking around a little, we went to Central Grocery where the muffuletta was created.

We took it over to the river to eat.  We split it but look at this huge thing!

Yummy Italian muffuletta!!

This dude provided us some Christmas music with an African & Reggae twist.  After a few songs, we realized he used the same beat each time.  He still earned a tip from us but it was funny after a while.

We stopped by the oldest bar so I could watch Joe drink.  I also took him to Pat O'Brien's so he could get a hurricane.  He had a good time.

A little parade walked by and I got some beads.  I didn't have to do anything for them except look pregnant and huge.  Funny, I did not get any beads on the bachelorette party a few years ago.

We went back for a rest at the B&B and then ate some Cajun food for our last dinner.  I forgot to get the pic before we started eating.  Shrimp creole & etouffee, southern greens, red beans & rice, mashed potatoes and sweet corn.  It was so freakin' good!

The houses in the Garden District are beautiful and we were impressed with the Christmas lights around town too!

Live Oaks wrapped in lights.

Same trees in the daylight.

We got home and Joe had a few beers from the honor bar.  They had great amenities at this place.

Sunday we took the street car to see more of the city.

The B&B had been providing wine & cheese before dinner so we went to the cheese place they recommended.  We took really tasty sandwiches to City Park for a picnic.

It rained later so we went to a movie before heading to the airport.  That's something we don't get to do much since having Louis.  If you think New Orleans is just made up of Bourbon Street I'd change your thinking and give it a try.  We even saw a lot of fun stuff for families and might come back with our kids someday!