One Day in New Orleans, LA

I've been to New Orleans a few times, but Jason had never made the trip. It's only a 1 hour flight from Dallas, so it made for a really easy weekend.

We arrived first thing Saturday morning, dropped our bags at our hotel and headed straight to Café du Monde for some beignets and frozen chicory coffee. We were in sugary heaven! (Note: it's a cash-only establishment.)

I think this face means he likes them?

 
French Quarter & Jackson Square were next. When something seemed interesting, we popped into a shop or peaked into courtyard to listen to live music. We honestly spent hours just walking. According to my fitbit, we walked over SEVEN miles this day.

We grabbed a yummy lunch at Central Grocery - the maker of the original muffuletta. Wow, it was absolutely delicious. We inhaled that sandwich!

Next, we had to grab a drink on Bourbon Street! We ended up sharing a hand grenade at Tropical Isle and made friends with a Texas couple and a bachelorette party. We heard a bit of a commotion on Bourbon, looked out, and noticed a NAKED bicycle brigade of probably a hundred people. Wow, only here! That link is to an article about the ride.

After our drink (and some cherry bombs), we set off to find a place to watch the World Cup game. We ended up grabbing a few drinks at Ryan's Irish Pub...Viva L'Italia!

We ate dinner at Pierre Maspero's, but no pictures because...well, a few too many drinks were had and I forgot. The French Onion soup was delicious though!

The next morning, we woke up and grabbed an early flight to Houston. After a few hours of being stuck, we finally made it back to Dallas. Traveling in the summer is just a bad idea...lesson learned!

Our trip was short, but sweet. I had been bugging Jason for ages to go and I'm glad we finally made the trip. New Orleans has a certain charm and I'm sure we'll be back. This just goes to show that even in one day, you can make some great memories!