Our trip to New Orleans started with visit to Chalmette Battlefield where Andrew Jackson recruited and led an army that defeated the British in 1814. One of Jackson's helpers was Jean Laffite, a pirate that received a pardon after the battle.
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| Part of the line that was successfully defended by the Americans. |
We did so many fun things in "Nawlins"! We walked down Bourbon Street, heard jazz at Preservation Hall, ate at the Louisiana Bistro where we had our first taste of "boudins". The next day we went to the Redfish Grill for lunch, then on to the amazing WWII Museum for the afternoon. On our third day we walked down to Jackson Square, saw the French Market, rode the St. Charles Streetcar, the River Streetcar and sat in an outside cafe, had a Muffalo sandwich and listened to jazz. It was an action packed few days!
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| Bourbon St at dusk |
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| Strangely costumed fella on stilts |
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| Andrew jackson with an admirer |
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| Another admirer in Jackson Square with St. Louis Cathedral in the background |
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| Both of us ate beignets, fried dough with powdered sugar.....YUM! |
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| Enjoying coffee and beignets |
A beautiful home along St. Charles Avenue
Betty enjoying Audubon Park
Below are more pics of the park:
St. Charles Streetcar
Inside the streetcar
WW II Museum
A display of figurines on our brave soldiers
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