Heading into the B ig Easy....passing the Super Dome

Our hotel lobby (Country Inn & Suites) in New Orleans

as we arrived a night early to take on the French Quarter

Cable car tracks split the streets as we hustle to see as much as we can

The House Of Blues rocks every night of the week

Memories from Hurrican Katrina

More views from the French Quarter

From The House of Blues to The Hard Rock Cafe to Bubba Gump Shrimp

to Landry's Famous Seafood it's all in the square

Many nationalities settled New Orleans.  It's a melting pot of

Indian folklore and French Inhabitors...and Voo Doo

The famous, House Of Voo Doo...Palm readings and "do it yourself" witchery

On weekends, street performers are everywhere.

Almost every corner has something of interest

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Trinket shopping is a little different in The Big Easy

Bubba Gump's Shrimp House

Watch it, the crack dealers will get ya hooked

Religion is also a big part of the New Orleans culture.  This is the

famous Cathedral in the French Quarter

It's a beautiful day for a wedding......with thousands of shoppers and street watchers

The famous Cafe Du Monde (One of the first coffee houses in America)

Let's venture into the French Quarter shall we....

It's party time, Big Easy style....

Nothing like a drunk, drinkin', smokin' clown to make you smile!

Notice the silver human statue....he's wearing a Packers shirt!

Artists come to the French Quarter to show their stuff...and hope for a sale

You see all types....wasn't the man in black in Young Frankenstein?

Even after Mardi Gras, there's still a "buzz" in the French Quarter

Work the corner girls....work the corner...come on, be the corner!

Left overs from Mardi Gras...drinking Hurrican's will make ya stiff!

You can see it all in the New Orleans.....World Famous!

Smile girls, I'm off to the FREE CLINIC after this

Art is everywhere in New Orleans

The Hard Rock comes alive with music and good food as night falls

Cans I take ya orda?

Get on TV, ride the bull baby...or dance the night away with Hurricans and shooter

Yeeeeeee Freeeekin' Hawwwwwwww

The Big Easy waking up on Sunday morning as we get set to sail on the Norwegian Spirit

The Noveau Riche begin to arrive for the NBA All Star Game....

Don't we all need a helicopter on the back of our yacht!

A giant Dwayne Wade / TMobile ad is visible for miles

Pulling away from New Orleans as the sun draws down over the city

A historic home, still in tact, after Katrina ravaged the waterfront