French Quarter

 Iconic cast iron railing on a French Quarter balcony.

On our final full day in New Orleans, we took a walking tour of the French Quarter through the Nola Tour Guy. Dave, a history major, gave an excellent tour of the area as well as a nearby cemetery. The tour group was small, and we were able to ask as many or few questions as we were interested.

 French Quarter apartment front.

Royal Street is closed to traffic during the week, and there were several street performing bands that were busking for tourists as we wandered our way down the road. One of the bands even had a lady who was tap dancing along to the music.

 A glimpse down Royal Street.

We had several delicious meals while in New Orleans. One that stands out in my mind were charbroiled oysters and po' boys at the Acme Oyster House on Bourbon Street. Tom and I tried to go to this restaurant the night before, but eventually went elsewhere because the line was too long. We arrived the following day at 3pm, and STILL found a line outside! Fortunately, we did not have to wait outside long before we were ushered inside. I had a softshell crab po' boy, and Tom had a spicy fried oyster and fried shrimp po' boy. We also devoured a platter of 12 oysters, which were a little bit gritty with sand. Bleh.

Fried softshell crab po'boy.

Charbroiled oysters and French bread.

On our final afternoon in New Orleans, we went to the National World War II Museum. The next morning, we caught a flight to Houston. We stayed in Sugarland for two days visiting Tom's friends, where Tom succumbed to the flu. We brought the bug home with us, and both of us dealt with it in turn, right up until Christmas.

This concludes our travel adventures for 2014. More to come in 2015!

Happy Holidays, and all the best in the New Year to everyone!