The big easy

The first day we got into town, we stopped that the Aquarium. Here we had a bit of fun.

At Pat O'Brien's enjoying dueling pianos.

The second day of sightseeing, we headed out of the city for a swamp tour in a bayou. There were many gators, birds, and sights to see.

One day, we had a couple hours to kill before dinner, and the tourist lady suggested the trolley. For $2.50 round trip, we traveled through the city, garden district, and Mardi Gras parade route. It lasted an hour and a half and was worth it. What a beautiful place.

We took a day trip to Biloxi, Mississippi. We saw the remnants from Katrina, took a little tour, and of course found a mini golf course. It is the only one that rebuilt after Katrina.

This is the ferry that we took everyday. It is expensive to park in the French Quarter, so we took the free ferry and paid the $1 toll for the bridge on the ride home.

At the New Orleans Zepher's minor league baseball team. It is triple-A for the Florida Marlins. We were winning until one player from the other team hit two grand slams. We lost 10-5.

It was Dave's birthday while in New Orleans so we made the best of it. We started the day with a walking tour of the French Quarter. It was hot! But we loved it...and learned a ton about the Quarter. What a neat place. If you ever go, let us know, we will tell you the best things to see.

Our tour guide in front of St. Louis Cathedral and Jackson Square. It was amazing inside.

For lunch, we walked to Emeril Lagasse's flagship restaurant. The food was great, a bit of fine dining for us. What a treat!

Then, we walked around the block to the National World War 2 Museum. They played a 4-D movie about D-Day. Worth all the money to see.

Here was our dinner...holding hands, I mean claws. I am seafood-ed out. It was weird to see our waiter walk by with the lobsters directly out of the tank to the kitchen...right past us. We saw our food both alive and dead. It was delicious, but too much for me. I don't think I will do that again.

We decided to take a stroll through Harrah's. It was on the way to the ferry and it was his birthday so why not test our luck. Come to find out, there is a birthday slot machine. He won a free buffet! It was lunch the next day.

Total we walked out of there with an extra $11.

Our meals were paid for!

One the last night, we took a steamboat dinner cruise on the Creole Queen. They had a jazz band playing. It was sweet.

A couple celebrities that we met in New Orleans. Here I am proudly standing with Anderson Cooper from CNN.

We met and talked with two major league baseball players at the Zephers game. And this is Chazz Palminteri who always plays a gangster role in movies. Dave noticed him and talked to him a bit. He is best known for his role of Sonny in a Bronx Tale.