I have a very patient and understanding wife. You see, it's Marti Gras weekend, and we were about an hour from New Orleans. So I figured ... let's pop in. Of course there is traffic, parking, crowds, and oh, neither of us have ever been there before and we haven't got a clue where to go or what to see.
But thanks to some great tips by another helpful LD'er, Ed Daniels, we hatched a plan. And it required an early morning departure (hence missing the tank dumping and water filling at our State Park) to have any chance of success.
Sure enough, we found not only a large enough parking spot for the RV, since it was on the weekend, it was actually free! We decided to walk around, have some breakfast, and let me take a bunch of pictures. Fair notice -- these are mostly colorful buildings not colorful people. Hey, it was early Sunday morning -- who's up at that hour after Saturday night on Mardi Gras weekend?
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Aye Matey!, French Quarter, New Orleans, LA, February 2017 © Steven Crisp [Click on the photo to enlarge]
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Most Beads Award, French Quarter, New Orleans, LA, February 2017 © Steven Crisp [Click on the photo to enlarge]
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Colorful Corner, French Quarter, New Orleans, LA, February 2017 © Steven Crisp [Click on the photo to enlarge]
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Colorful Sign, French Quarter, New Orleans, LA, February 2017 © Steven Crisp [Click on the photo to enlarge]
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Even Pooch has Beads, French Quarter, New Orleans, LA, February 2017 © Steven Crisp [Click on the photo to enlarge]
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Flowers in the Park, French Quarter, New Orleans, LA, February 2017 © Steven Crisp [Click on the photo to enlarge]
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Keyboard Railing, French Quarter, New Orleans, LA, February 2017 © Steven Crisp [Click on the photo to enlarge]
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Living Balconey, French Quarter, New Orleans, LA, February 2017 © Steven Crisp [Click on the photo to enlarge]
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Partytime!, French Quarter, New Orleans, LA, February 2017 © Steven Crisp [Click on the photo to enlarge]
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See seems a little tense, French Quarter, New Orleans, LA, February 2017 © Steven Crisp [Click on the photo to enlarge]
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Blowing the Blues, French Quarter, New Orleans, LA, February 2017 © Steven Crisp [Click on the photo to enlarge]
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Mosaic Mannequin, French Quarter, New Orleans, LA, February 2017 © Steven Crisp [Click on the photo to enlarge]
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Ouch!, French Quarter, New Orleans, LA, February 2017 © Steven Crisp [Click on the photo to enlarge]
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Voodoo Blues, French Quarter, New Orleans, LA, February 2017 © Steven Crisp [Click on the photo to enlarge]
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What's your mask?, French Quarter, New Orleans, LA, February 2017 © Steven Crisp [Click on the photo to enlarge]
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So it was a great time, beautiful weather, wonderful breakfast at Monty's on the Square, lots of pictures, and we were able to beat a hasty retreat without getting tied up in the NOLA traffic. Hurray!
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