Day 1 - Friday, December 14th
We flew into to New Orleans and we were greeted with sunshine and warmer southern temps which was a huge change from the cold city of Richmond that we left behind. We went straight to our hotel, New Orleans Marriott on Canal and checked in (we were lucky and got checked in way before the rush of teen dancers who were there for a dance convention). Then we set out to Mother's Restaurant for some great Louisiana food. I'll tell you that the food is awesome but some of the women behind the counters aren't so awesome (think soup Nazi from Seinfeld.) We continued on to Bourbon Street where we participated in lots of drinks and enjoyed some great bands. Oh and there was some mid-day dancing involved (sadly, no pics of me breaking it down on the dance floor). When we had worked up an appetite for dinner we headed to Saints and Sinners which is a new bar/restaurant owned by the beautiful Channing Tatum and his equally as gorgeous wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum.
Day 2 - Saturday, December 15th
We decided to spend most of the day in the Garden District so we toured around by foot and walked up and down Magazine Street. The Garden District is gorgeous and Magazine Street is known for its antique stores, boutiques, art galleries and restaurants. We had lunch at The Rum House which was insanely good. I'm still dreaming about the mango guac! We hopped on a trolley and rode until we got off at an arts festival in Palmer Park where we browsed for local vendors. And finally I treated Wes to beignets at Cafe Du Monde (a must of you are in NOLA). After a fabulous day out and a bit of freshening up we headed back to Bourbon St for some cheap beer and live music.
Day 3 - Sunday, December 16th - GAME DAY
We showed up to the Mercedes Superdome a couple of hours early as we wanted to partake in the game day excitement. We had great seats and even got some autographs from a couple of Saints players as they were coming in and out of the locker room. If you are a football/sports fan, then you know how big this next bit is...Wes's bday trip, first time in NOLA, first time we were both seeing a game in the Superdome and WE BOTH GET DREW BREES'S AUTOGRAPH! The autograph of a future Hall of Famer. We were on cloud nine. The game was so much fun - the fans, the music, the food, the beer and the win (NO 41 Tampa Bay 0). It gets better...after the game we randomly ran into a friend from Richmond and because of her (she went to high school with one of the players), I got to meet and shake hands with Jimmy Graham (No. 80) as well as a couple of others! It was a night to remember!!
Jayme
Thanks for sharing your pictorial memories of New Orleans, if I ever visit the US again, I must stop by, it looks so full of culture and vibrancy! I had no idea Channing Tatum had a restaurant! The game sounds so exciting!
ReplyDeleteHow fun! I have always wanted to go to New Orleans! The Beignets look amazing...mmmm
ReplyDeleteLooks like such a great trip! And the food! YUM!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a lot of fun in New Orleans. Now I've got wanderlust.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos.=) Looks like a nice trip.
ReplyDeleteGreat pics! Loooove "Naw-lins"! Super jealous you went to Channing's restaurant! I can't wait to go there some day :)
ReplyDeleteglad you guys had a great time. Love looking at all the great pictures
ReplyDeleteWow whaaat....what a flurry of fun in New Orleans! One of my fave places to visit!
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Thank you for sharing! New Orleans is on my "to Go to" list!
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Seriously, those photo's are lovely! :D
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I´d like to go there for Mardy Grass it has to be nuts!!!hope you had a great time!
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Wow! What a memorable trip. Esp the autographs. I love mango guac so now I am craving it hard core!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you both had an amazing time! I would love to visit New Orleans, it sounds like a beautiful city :)
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