We had two full days in New Orleans and i didn’t take half as many photos as i thought I would mainly due to the museums and shops not allowing any photographs. So then, New Orleans…. I’m still undecided about the place. Parts of it were fantastic, other parts were dirty, loud and a bit meh. Didn’t matter where you went though, Jazz rang out

First things first we had booked a tour of the Saint Louis Number one cemetery. Apparently the only way you can visit any of the cemeteries in New Orleans is if you book a tour. Our tour guide ( who had family in the cemetery) was very informative and the tour lasted around 45 minutes. Definitely one to do if you ever visit. Lots of history on the Cemetery and the city including some famous names who have set their plots aside for the future – The pyramid below belongs to, and is waiting to receive Nicholas Cage!

After that we explored Armstrong Park and generally wandered the French Quarter. We visited the Museum of Death. I wasn’t impressed, far too ghoulish, macabre and voyeuristic for me. Deb on the other hand loved it ( she’s always been an odd un). No photos were allowed to be taken inside so i cant show you what it was about but essentially loads of stuff on serial killers, lots of photos of crime scenes, dismembered bodies etc, stuff about how people have been killed in the name of justice throughout the years, cannibalism, embalming etc etc – I’m sure you get the picture. The only thing that really peaked my interest was some stuff about Charles Manson and the infamous Sharon Tate murders … though even that was tainted with sensationalism with photographs of Tate etc murdered and lying covered in blood.

More wandering the French Quarter was followed by a visit to The Sazerac House and the museum of the cocktail. It was free to enter and included a few free cocktails based around Sazerac Rye and Cognac. It was an interesting visit and a nice little museum with the added bonus of the taster drinks.

We wandered Frenchman Street (scruffy), Ate Beignets at the Cafe Du Monde ( tasty!), visited voodoo shops wandered Bourbon street (loud and brash) and eventually returned to the hotel to chill out by the pool for a few hours. That evening we had a lovely Italian meal and then back to the hotel for a few beers.

The following day was more of the same. Wandering the French Quarter and the French Market. Listening to Street singers and Saxophonists. Buying Voodoo stuff, I found a shop selling BAPE and couldn’t resist another pair of trainers 😀 We ate more Beignets at the Cafe du Monde ( they reallly are fantastic)

We finished the day in a New Orleans pub eating Gumbo and drinking German style beers brewed on site. Oh and we had our first ice cream of the holiday 😀