In the end, we skipped visit to the haunted houses/cemetery, did not kayak in swamp, did not really go to a live music performance, we had the following activities:
Day 1 - arrival in the afternoon
Dinner at Luke at Perdido and St. Charles - nice food - see detailed description of NOLA food
Walked around french quarter - visited the famed Bourbon street - a noisy crowded street at night
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| Luke - a seafood restaurant |
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| Bourbon Street at night |
Day 2 near town activities
Cajun pride swamp tour - the best swamp tour I have ever had
Oak Alley Plantation - learnt a little bit about history
Lunch at Frenier landing - lake front setting
Dinner Mr Ed's - food was ok.
Ice cream at Amorino - very expensive
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| Swamp boat tour - Captain Tom |
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| The slaves housing at Oak Alley Plantation - the left hand 3 small houses |
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| Amorino ice cream parlor |
Day 3 river cruise and river front walk
Creole Queen River Cruise and historical lunch tour - experience Mississippi River and Creole food, visited Chalmette Battle field
Walked pleasantly along river front walk
Dinner at popular Flix's
Visited Frenchman street for live music
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| Creole Queen |
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| A bar with live music on Frenchman street |
Day 4
Brunch at #1 po-boy restaurant Domilise's - well deserved ranking!
Drive to mouth of Mississippi river near Venice - an activity on no other vacation plan, purely due to my curiosity.
Dinner at ACME oyster house
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| Domilise's - the po-boy in NOLA |
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| Mouth of Mississippi River |
Day 5 return home
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Note
1. out of town activity during the day, in-town activity in the evening and night
2. there are many wild life management areas around New Orleans - kayaking should be great but we did not kayak
3. Lake Pontcartrain is the big lake north to NOLA. NOLA lake view area is the counterpart to French Quarter at the south.
4. Separate blogs about swamp tour and visit to the mouth of Mississippi river are forth coming
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