Our Hotel Provincial in the French Quarter

Eating beignets ( "ben yays" ) at the famous Cafe du Monde established in 1862.

The Saint Louis Cathedral is the oldest Cathedral in North America, founded as a Catholic Parish in 1720 along the Banks of the Mississippi River

On the shore of the Mississippi River

Ghost tours are very popular here. Lynn and I thought we would join one. The rains has stopped and the fog rolled in so it was a perfect setting for this type of night out. The tour guide was very entertaining. He presented some photographs of "ghosts" that had been taken at a few of the locations. The one on the right below was one that was supposed to show a face in the door when I took a picture, but no luck. It was a lot of fun just hearing the stories.

The Garden District area is a mystery see when visiting New Orleans. Magnificent homes of the rich and famous can be found here. It demonstrates the wealth that existed here in the many years ago.

Home of Archie Manning, father of Peyton and Eli Manning who still lives there.

Because the area is just above sea level and prone to flooding, the Lafayette Cemetery contains family crypts where the dead were kept. The dead were stacked based on how long they had been dead. The new dead were placed at the top of the stack where it is hotter. It was known that it takes about a year for the bodies to decompose. Only then can the cadaver be placed in the lower portions which were below ground level to free up a slot for new members to the crypt. Practical I guess but kind of creepy.

Canal street provides a more trendy, modern area for tourists, although the McDonalds was the worst we have ever seen.