New Orleans, Louisiana…. wow. The cacophony of Bourbon Street, the aromas and gastronomy of Creole and Cajun cooking, the entertainment on every street corner, the humidity that clings to your skin like cobwebs and the extra close proximity of the other million tourists in the city…. what an assault on all the senses!
By complete chance our stay in the Big Easy coincided with the 2020 College Football National Championship Game being hosted here at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. We spent our time rubbing shoulders with Louisiana State University and Clemson supporters, the purple of LSU rivaling the orange of Clemson no matter which direction we looked. The atmosphere was electric and added to the already multi-faceted culture of New Orleans.
From Bourbon Street’s gaiety to NOLA’s music, art and food, this city’s vibrancy and heady atmosphere is best portrayed through our photos and I’m afraid I took A LOT of them 😂 PS: Well done to LSU on their 42-25 win over Clemson.
With the Mississippi River beside us, we waved goodbye to New Orleans and headed to the more genteel surroundings of Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie, St James Parish. Building of the house was completed in 1839 but the trees that form the oak alley for which the plantation is named have been in place since the 18th century. Once a thriving antebellum sugarcane plantation with over 200 slaves, the property is today on the National Historic Landmark Register and allows visitors to explore the living conditions of all who lived and worked here. While the house is impressive, the real beauty of this plantation lies with the magnificent trees that adorn the grounds.
Bye bye Louisiana! You have been all kinds of interesting, crazy and amusing and we won’t ever forget you. Arkansas, we will be with you soon! 😊
P&S
