New Orleans Review

All in all? A complete ball of fun! With breakfast starting at the bar (below was photographed at 9am) and post-dinner ending with live music, it's really difficult to improve on that. Explorations included down the peninsula to the marina south of Venice, over to the Gulf, and west where so many plantations sat beside the Mississippi. Food was divine, although my body went into complete crave mode for rabbit food and water when I returned.

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Click here for several music clips from New Orleans.

Returning won't be hard - my favourite hangout was the coffee shoppe next to Garden District Book Shop. Add in all the wonderful little secrets that a colleague so generously shared with me, and the least I can do is return the favour! Below are the best spots in the immediate region. Click on the icons for notes.

Meanwhile, if you decide to go, make sure you do the self-walk in the Garden District, and do a toured walk in the French District. It is well worth your time with all sorts of interesting tidbits to discover.

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