New Orleans was the last stop on Ted’s and my Spring Break Road Trip. It’s been many years (1996?) since we’ve been to New Orleans and we were hungry for beignets. We arrived in the city in the late afternoon and spent the evening walking around, enjoying the sights. Yes, it was warm.
Our hotel was in the French Quarter and had a pretty courtyard.
The line to hear the Preservation Hall Jazz Band was a block long. The sign above the door says “Preservation Hall,” in case you’re wondering.
It didn’t take long to find the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. They were jivin’ in the street prior to their performance time in Preservation Hall. (Drumming up business?)
The trombone player with the white hat is a PHJB member doing some impromptu jamming with the band in one of the bars on Bourbon Street.
It’s fun to walk up and down the streets of the French Quarter, listening to the live music coming out of so many open doorways. We enjoyed that for awhile, but then got down to business: beignets. We’ve had beignets at Café du Monde on previous visits to New Orleans, but I don’t remember the Café being open 24 hours a day on our other trips. Well, there’s such a demand for beignets that they are now available all day and all night.
This is the place–the home of the world-famous New Orleans beignets. The open-sided outdoor seating was beautiful on this warm evening.
Two orders of beignets, please. P.S. Don’t inhale before taking a bite. The thick powdered sugar is a choking hazard.
Before heading back to the hotel and packing up for the drive home tomorrow, we went to the top of the levee and watched the Mississippi River flow by, then admired the night beauty of New Orleans.
It seems wrong that the river is higher than the city. One year, we watched the Fourth of July fireworks from this levee.
The St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square was a beautiful evening sight.
In spite of the cold start we had, it was a wonderful Spring Break Road Trip. The good times and the good memories are abundant, and a destination birthday was certainly a great way to celebrate.