The West Family : New Orleans!

Whelp, here are the pictures from our recent trip to The Big Easy - New Orleans, Louisiana. We had a blast, thanks to everyone who offered suggestions on where to go and what to do...some we didn't get to - BUT - we had such an amazing time, we will def visit again!

The Quick Low Down: We arrived Saturday evening, took a shuttle to the Prytania Park Hotel (BTW - according to the hotel lobby shuttle ride should have been $27, we got "robbed" for $43 by the same company...not a good way to start vacation, but we didn't care we were in New Orleans!)

So we got familiar with the hotel a little then hit the streets for dinner at Zea's...OMG - DEEELICIOIS!

The first morning we walked to downtown instead of taking the streetcar. We walked a little downtown before venturing into some of the nearby parks that we passed on our way to DT.

After exploring some parks, we ventured on down to the Riverwalk where we took some photos and got a history lesson on the town, but mostly on the steam boats.

By the time we were done on the Riverwalk, Thom-Heidi-Matthew were just getting into town at their hotel. So we met them in the lobby, then we headed straight for the Aquarium.

We walked the French Quarter everyday we were there because there was just so much stuff We took a stroll down Bourbon St. in the early morning hours...they were power washing and scrubbing down the sidewalks...smelled like Lysol.

Matthew let's everyone knows what's up in his kitchen. He's too darn freakin' cute - look at that face.

So we shopped the Market for some sunglasses because it got really sunny, and our sunglasses were at the hotel. Now we are just checking ourselves out in them.

Love us some Jimmy B's. Margaritaville was a MUST on the lunch one day. Chris and I really enjoy a good Mushroom Burger from this joint when we go to Jamaica, had to get one here too.

Chris pimpin' little Matthew's hat that was specially made just for him.

Matthew got some beads from this statue...because he made him move! Matthew looked at him, walked around him, and then poked him in the face haha! We had to go to this same corner everyday because Matthew would say, "My Friend, My friend," when we got close to it. And everyday that guy played and posed for pictures with Matthew.

Haha! This dude was funny. We is just posing there like that forever. I think it was Thom who had just commented, "I bet he moves when someone tries to take his money," when a family walks up for a picture. They take the picture, put their money in the bucket, and then the boy sees money hanging out of the bucket. So he tries to flip it back in, and dude yells, "Don't touch it," Kid mumbles something then tries to flip it back in the bucket again. Dude tells again, "Don't touch it, if it ain't yours don't touch it. Your momma should have taught you that a long time ago, what do you need a lesson in not touching things that aren't yours?" Guy needs a new profession.

Thanks to another great suggestion by Matthew we took a Mule ride. He loved it. Check out the Corn Stalk fence! It's a cute story the driver told us about the guy putting up the fence to help his new bride from the corn-lands not feel so homesick when she married him and moved here with him. It's a hotel now.