Our Weekend in New Orleans

Friday morning we left Mississippi by mid-morning, going to Louisiana’s Bayou Segnette State Park, which is just southwest of downtown New Orleans.  This is the same park we stayed at 2 years ago.  It is quiet, roomy, and convenient to the city.  We just parked and relaxed, leaving only to get groceries.

Saturday we enjoyed the French Quarter, walking around and taking in the street musicians’ performances. 

Check out the drummer in this group:

He probably isn't 10 yrs old yet.

While waiting in line at Café du Monde, we chatted with 3 young ladies from Nashville who were in town for the weekend and traded information about places to go.  The Jazz National Park hosted an all-girl Brass Band who put on a very high-energy show that afternoon. 

A stranger had recommended a downtown restaurant, Mothers, where we had dinner before catching the ferry back to our car.

On Sunday we went to a local seafood market and got 5 lbs of fresh shrimp (so fresh it was probably in the Gulf yesterday).  After it was all cleaned and de-veined, it made for a great pasta dinner.

Monday we packed up and relocated to Western Louisiana.  We stopped briefly at the state rest area in the middle of the Atchafalaya Swamp.  While there, we saw a short movie at the visitors center.
Here is the view out our side window on Tuesday morning

The trees are budding and spring is in the air (at least this far south).