4.01.2014

New Orleans Day 2

Jack woke up at 6 am sharp the next day, as always. We got breakfast at our hotel and were out the door by 8. The city was so quiet and empty that early in the morning and it was nice seeing the city that way. We walked through the French Quarter to Jackson Square and toured St. Louis Cathedral, the oldest operating cathedral in the United States. I loved the Jazz music playing everywhere on the square and the architecture made me feel like I was in Europe. It was such a fun and happy environment! Afterwards, we walked across the street to Cafe Du Monde to try their famous beignets. The beignets tasted a lot like scones and were obviously delicious!
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We walked down the Mississippi River and took Algiers Ferry across the river to Algiers Point. Algiers Point is one of the oldest neighborhoods in New Orleans and I could have walked around looking at the cute little houses all day long. A lot of the homes were still decorated for Mardi Gras.
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Nursing at Algiers Courthouse
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View from Algiers Point
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Waiting for the ferry
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Once we got back to French Quarter, we stopped at Johnny's Po-Boy for lunch. I got the recommended roast beef po-boy and Spencer braved the alligator sausage po-boy! Spencer loved both of them and I thought they were both good but tasted like sandwiches made for men :)
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Jack kept crying for "donuts" aka beignets, so Spencer and Jack went to get more beignets while I enjoyed the jazz music, watched the fortune tellers and nursed David on Jackson Square.
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I was soooo excited to go to the French Market! I hadn't been to a market like that since I lived in China, and shopping at markets are totally my thing! When we finally got there, David started crying, Jack fell apart and refused to stay in his stroller, Spencer chased Jack, and I was left to push two strollers through the crowded market while trying to soothe David. I took a short moment to grieve over the fact that I wasn't carefree and single anymore, bought a freaking alligator head of all things because Spencer and Jack talked me into it, then booked it out of the market as fast as I could! Jack was asleep in Spencer's arms before we got to our hotel room but David was awake and ready to party. We had free dinner at our hotel and called it a night.
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They cramp my style but I sure love them!
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New Orleans Day 1
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