This week I traveled with my daughter to The Big Easy - New Orleans, a colorful city filled with great Cajun Creole cuisine, lively jazz music, tourists from around the world and a festive, spirited culture of people. The city has a Caribbean feel to it with over fifty-percent of African-Americans living here.
The last time that I visited the city was in 1973, prior to Harricane Katrina. Many of the areas have been renovated, while still keeping the French and Spanish architectural flavor.
We walked down Bourbon Street during the early evening hours before the nightlife scene fully took form. However, there was still plenty of entertainment, drums playing in the street and lots of open containers of alcohol enjoyed by partakers.
New Orleans has lots of bars and restaurants with every kind of seafood imaginable. If you are vegan or vegetarian you may have to search for places that serve a plant-based diet.
The Red Fish Grill on Bourbon Street was quite a popular eatery that served excellent red fish.
Many people travel here to eat oysters prepared in various ways. Even bars and restaurants have decorations made out of seafood like the beautiful oyster mirrors as seen in this photo.
There are plenty of places to shop, gamble and experience a culture that is home grown in a city that loves to eat and entertain.