New Orleans

Currently we are living in Shreveport Louisiana

This is in the North-West part of Louisiana. 

This is also the last leg of our time in the U.S.

To be honest,

our time here got off to a bit of a rough start...

Originally, 

we moved into a place well below our standard of living...

For two days (until we found a new place) 

I basically adopted our car as my home...

This was only last week but, the trauma has already subsided,

and it's just another funny story in the adventures of A&N!

Anyways the highlight of coming to Louisiana 

was, and always will be, going to New Orleans.

Not wasting anytime, 

we drove (5+hours) down to New Orleans last weekend!

This worked out well as it was also St. Paddy's Day, 

so we got to see the city at it's finest!

New Orleans did not dissapoint!

It is full of life and culture 24/7

Bourbon Street

Angela & Nathan on Borbon Street!

One week-end was not enough time to explore this dynamic city!

We spent our whole time in the French Quarter.

Some of our favourite things were: 

The streets lined with brick buildings and iron balconies 

Mardis Gras beads everywhere!

Not to mention people wearing and tossing beads off balconies, etc...

We weren't in the city 10 min before people were putting them over our heads!

Notice the Mardis Gras beads on this lamppost!

 Little alleys and doors that open up into courtyards!

Street Performers every corner, every block!

Festive, happy people everywhere!

Bourbon Street Daytime! Does anyone notice anything else?

 The history!

After years, and years, of learning about the deportation of the acadians, 

from Nova Scotia (and other parts of the Maritimes) to New Orleans,

 it was interesting to hear 'the american version'

Beautiful St. Louis Church in the French Quarter

The food tasting!

New Orleans is known for it's love of food!

So naturally we went on a food tour 

and tasted all kinds of New Orleans and Louisiana foods:

gumbo, jambalya, muffalata, poy boy sandwiches, char-broiled oysters, beignets...

Yum fresh beignets! Gotta love the french :)

A little slice of heaven day or night: coffee, fresh beignets, and live jazz!

and alligator! 

Yes, that's right, Nathan ate Gator

(I tried a nibble but it was SO not my thing very greasy, plus its an alligator!?)

Seems pretty happy with his gator on a stick, doesn't he!?

We had so much fun in New Orleans!

Of course there is much more to see and do...

I guess we'll just have to return for Mardis Gras!

All for now!