City Tour

We spent the day walking around the French Quarter. It was a nice cool day so we downloaded a walking tour off the Internet and set off for what turned into a 5 mile trek. There was close to 200 pictures that we took so I tried to upload the best ones. So lets start the tour off right. This is New Orleans after all!
There is so much history walking around. The buildings are all built in the early 1800's. There are stories of Pirates hiding their booty in the city. The stories of rich, wealthy people moving to the city and building these beautiful buildings and holding elaborate parties. Stories of people being killed in certain buildings that today, so they claim, are haunted houses.
This whole area of the French Quarter was never underwater when the Katrina came calling. This area is higher than other parts. We spoke to the guy who runs the campground and he was telling us that he lives close to Ward 9, the hardest hit area. His home had 14 feet of water in it. He is still remodeling his home and hopes to paint the outside this weekend.
Standing on the levee and looking at the mighty Mississippi River it's amazing to see so much water rushing by. To think of the distance that it has run through the country to get here.
New Orleans is magical place, in the sense that you are walking around history. The saying "If these walls could talk" holds very true to the French Quarter.

A little taste of night life on Bourbon Street. Your senses are overwhelmed with the sights and sounds all around you. Each bar is competing to get your attention with music and lights outside. The smell of Gumbo sometimes catches you as you walk past a restaurant. The characters on the street vie for your attention.