NOLA 3: French Quarter by Day

NOLA 3: French Quarter by Day

The next day being Monday and free from work, we headed to the French Quarter to do the tourist thing.  We started, of course, at Cafe duMonde, where I introduced Dave to authentic beignet.  Two years before, a local had scoffed at the line of tourists and showed...
The War of 1812 and leaving Lousiana

The War of 1812 and leaving Lousiana

After packing up Toa, we head over the Chalmette and Jean Lafitte National Park whose visitor center is next to the battlefield where the Battle of New Orleans was fought.  The BF really wanted to see it, so I went along.  I hate war memorials.  I’m a pacifist...