I spent last week in New Orleans! While we were there, one of our tour guides mentioned the phrase laissez le bon temps rouler — let the good times roll — which captures the flavor of New Orleans well.
I’m glad I set aside a whole week for our trip! Because we took our time, we were able to explore numerous facets of the city. The history, the food, the music, the architecture, and the melting pot of cultures make New Orleans one of the most unique and intriguing places I’ve ever visited.
Have you been to New Orleans? If so, what sticks out in your memory? Will you be traveling this spring?
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Becky Wade
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It looks like a wonderful trip, Becky. Happy you and your family got to go. We’re thinking of doing a quick trip to either San Antonio or the beach. ⛱Have a beautiful weekend!
San Antonio or the beach sound like great options!
I visited New Orleans back in 2007. It hadn’t recovered from Hurricane Katrina two years prior and the devastation was still quite evident. The music though was still everywhere and I enjoyed listening as we strolled from place to place. That’s what sticks in my memory.
I’m excited to be able to travel with my travel buddies again this year. We’re meeting in a few weeks in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Yes to the music. It really is everywhere as you stroll! Street musicians. But also music flowing out open doorways and over the speakers in stores and restaurants.
What a fabulous trip, Becky! I’ve never been to New Orleans, but hearing about your trip makes it sounds like a great place to visit. I know I would geek out over all the history there. We don’t have family trips planned yet, but I just got back from a weekend getaway with my college daughter. We had a girl’s trip to Waco where we focused on lots of historical sites and ended it with the new Disney movie, Raya. It was a great weekend. I’m so ready to start traveling again. Like Dr. Seuss said – Oh, the places we’ll go! 🙂
Karen, you would ABSOLUTELY geek out over the history there. I did! I couldn’t believe how many old buildings and old houses remain. Here in Dallas, old homes in wealthy neighborhoods are torn down with regularity. But we explored blocks upon blocks there and all the old houses remain. It’s wonderful!
I’ve never been! It looks like so much fun. One day…
One day!
Thank you for sharing!! Your lovely pictures brought back many memories: the colors, the history, the music, the food (mostly the food! so incredibly full of flavors I had not experienced before)! I was in New Orleans for a college conference and had recently returned from a study abroad in Europe…I felt I was back there again, only I would look around and see Chevy or Ford pickup trucks…a bit surreal! One favorite memory was stumbling across a Gospel music festival called, “Rejoicin’ in the Park.” Such Joy!
I do not yet have plans for a Spring trip, but itching to go! Perhaps taking our younger boys (our youngest is 10) to visit their college aged sister who will not make it “home” this summer. Thank you for the inspiration and tour ideas. I’m glad you were able to take your time. My husband is usually “on a mission” so rarely do we have time to savor😉
“One favorite memory was stumbling across a Gospel music festival called, “Rejoicin’ in the Park.” Such Joy!” That sounds amazing! Sometimes the best memories arise from the things you didn’t plan. 🙂
Ha ha! I was born across Lake Pontchartrain in the small town of Covington because there was no hospital in my hometown of Mandeville. Boy has all of that changed! The north shore population has really grown. My favorite thing in NOLA is the food, most especially the incredibly fresh seafood. Beignets are awesome and I haven’t had any in many, many years.
The seafood! That’s what we ate every night for dinner.
Yes, we have been to N.O.
My husbands aunt lived and worked there so we visited a few times.
Like you we loved the beignets and walking around the French market.
Walking along the river bank was another favorite thing to do and when Tante insisted she would watch the children we enjoyed an evening in the French Quarter.
So glad you had a whole week of that unique place!
Loved hearing about your memories! We enjoyed walking along the river bank, too.
Hey Becky! I so enjoyed your photos and hearing about your wonderful trip to New Orleans. The one time I visited was years ago when I was single and working in Dallas. Two of the attorneys in our firm were getting married (the bride was from New Orleans and an alum of Tulane), and my girlfriend and I flew in for a long weekend…in hot, sweltering mid-July. Apart from the humidity, we had a fabulous time. It’s truly a remarkable American city with unparalleled history, cuisine, and culture. I loved poking into the unique shops, and the beignets and pralines were to die for! We enjoyed a memorable Sunday brunch at renowned Brennan’s (sadly, it was destroyed because of Katrina, but I was happy to see just now that it’s reopened!). Jim visited a few years ago when our local university played in one of the bowl games, and we want to go together one day. I’m glad you were able to go with your family, and thanks for sharing!
Love the pictures! So glad you had a great time.
Yes, I’ve been to New Orleans a couple of times. Once I went just with my husband, and the other time our daughter was with us. At the time, she was probably 12 or so. We loved touring the old section of New Orleans, browsing in shops, having refreshments at Le Cafe du Monde, dining in restaurants or cafes, and learning history lessons. It’s a fascinating place!
On our way home from New Orleans now. We visited with your friend Elizabeth Simmons and her parents, longtime friends of ours.
It looks like you had a magnificent trip! I got to visit The Big Easy back in high school (pre-Katrina) and loved visiting Cafe du Monde, taking a riverboat dinner cruise, and exploring the above ground cemetery. It has been one of my favorite trips ever! We are not going far this spring, but we do have a brief excursion to Indiana (from Ohio) planned in May now that we will have had our Covid vaccines!
How many times can I HEART N’awlins? My son fell in love with the city on a mission trip, which led him to attend Tulane University in Uptown. So yes, we have visited multiple times. Tulane’s commencement ceremonies in the Super Dome make every other college commencement seem pale by comparison. As a writer of WW2-era fiction, my happy place is the National WW2 Museum, although there are so many other places to enjoy. Yes, the seafood is outstanding! My favorite dish is shrimp n’ grits. Do hope you go again! To be honest, your photos make the city appear so sadly empty!