NOLA
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Foodie Night: Cochon
We escaped the rain and ducked into the famous and historic Old Absinthe House for a couple of hours. After avoiding an actual absinthe cocktail at all costs, sipping on beer instead, and engorging our lungs with nicotine, it was officially time to retire doing what southerners do at the local pub and head to nicer surroundings.…
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Foodie Day: Louisiana Seafood Festival
Easy like Sunday morning…we started our day with a walk to the American Bicycle Rental Company to do just that…rent American bikes. We were greeted and assisted by the owner himself, Ryan Bergeron, an extremely friendly, helpful individual with that Southern charm…and twang. He got our bikes situated and mapped out our very scenic ride up…
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A Second Line Parade and Dinner at Lüke
Saturday night, we took a lengthier walk to Lüke, a John Besh restaurant, on St. Charles Ave. in the Central Business District. On our way there, we were greeted by the first Second Line Parade we’d encounter during our stay, now a staple of traditional New Orleans weddings. It signifies the start of a new beginning of life for the bride…
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Garden District Spooks – Lafayette Cemetery
We began day 2’s journey by walking to the Warehouse District (Arts District) for lunch at Drago’s, home of the original charbroiled oysters, which is exactly what we ordered… After slurping down oil out of oyster shells, we hopped on the St. Charles streetcar/trolley and headed towards the Garden District. We got off at Washington Street and walked a couple…
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Kermit Ruffins and the BBQ Swingers
I’m pretty sure if there was such a thing as “sinning” in New Orleans, skipping out on live music would be one of them. Day 1/night 2 consisted of just that – live music – by Kermit Ruffins and the BBQ Swingers at Blue Nile. The show was super fun and lively with the most interesting…
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Roaming the French Quarter
The only way to heal from a case of the overeating in New Orleans is to aimlessly meander around the French Quarter. We revisited Frenchman St. now in broad daylight, walked along the Mississippi River, and took a curious turn on kooky Bourbon St. The architecture is as vivid and diverse as it’s original inhabitants, naturally,…
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NOLA: The First Brunch [SPOILER: It’s filling…]
It was a cloudy, then sunny, then drizzly, then back to a sunny, hot, humid day in New Orleans. The forecast for the remainder of the trip was reported to be consistently inconsistent, which is how every vacation should play out I suppose. Unplanned planning? Planning the unplanned? The city was quiet this Friday early afternoon and we…
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NOLA: First Night
We arrived at our airbnb cottage around 8 p.m. and the hostess was super friendly as she warned us about the unspoken dangers of New Orleans, you know…the muggings at gunpoint and what-not, but not to worry because our cottage is located in a very safe area on a very safe street, and no (reported)…
Katherine Rodriguez 