New Orleans

My sister Marie, my two nieces Natasha & Vivianne, and I decided to have a long weekend of fun in the one and only city of New Orleans. We had such a great time! We can't wait to do it again next year in another great American city! #Girltrip #FunTimes #NOLA

Hellooo New Orleans

We stayed at the Hyatt French Quarter which is located within walking distance of Bourbon Street. The Hyatt is a lovely hotel with friendly staff... and best of all, they serve delicious drinks at the Batch Bar! 

1 of our 2 hotel rooms

Our colorful drinks from the Batch Bar

Eating great food was one of the things we were most looking forward to. Our our first night, we had dinner at GW Fins. This was the best dinner of our trip. EVERYTHING was yummy, from the biscuit to the seafood to the dessert. GW Fins is a must-do restaurant in New Orleans!

GW Fins

Salmon Carpaccio

Seafood gumbo

Wood Grilled Red Grouper

Blackened Swordfish

Creme Brulee

Bread Pudding

Cheers to the start of a great trip!

Let the fun times begin!

After our fabulous dinner, we walked around Bourbon Street, people watched and found a place with a band playing great Jazz music. Successful first night in NOLA.

The next morning was our first full day in New Orleans. We started our day with breakfast at the famous Ruby Slipper Cafe. What a popular place! We had to wait for quite a bit before being seated. The food portions were quite generous!

We were now ready to walk around the French Quarter.

We of course had to stop at Cafe du Monde for their world famous beignets! Yum!

We also went into Pat O'Brien's to listen to some music and try the famous Hurricane drink.

We went into some random place and Natasha played a couple of songs with the band. Fun!

Random New Orleans moments!

Dinner that night was a French restaurant called Galatoire's. The food was good, not spectacular.

Shrimp creole

Chicken Creole

Bread Pudding

Flan

Pecan cheesecake

After dinner, we took a taxi to Frenchmen street. We were told it was the place to go to listen to some great music. We walked around for awhile then found a place with a great band. That was a lot of fun! And a great way to end day #2.

Sunday morning started with brunch at Commander's Palace. We enjoyed the food and the musical trio who played a number for us.

Bread Pudding Souffle

Lally's Praline Parfait

Pecan Pie a la Mode

We had booked a walking tour of the Garden District following our brunch. We did make it through a quick tour of the cemetery but then it started pouring rain so we bailed. This was our last full day in New Orleans. That night we had dinner at NOLA but unfortunately found the food to be just okay.

Prince Edward Island Mussels

Cheers!

This was a great trip all around. I loved spending time with my sister and my two nieces. I hope we can do this again next year. How does California wine country sound?

Goodbye New Orleans... It was fun.