By the time we checked into our hotel, it was well pass 3AM. We kicked off our shoes and ran towards dreamland.
The morning came with tons of sunshine and sights of people gathering by the pool side. I was excited to get out. I must admit the biggest appeal of New Orleans was the food. We made a bee line for THE Bourbon street. I could smell the street from a couple of blocks down, a smell of garbage unfortunately. But you get use to it after awhile.
We picked Bourbon House as our first restaurant and oyster po-boy sandwich as my first meal in New Orleans. The fried oyster inside the French bread was very flavorful. Even the fries was seasoned with cajun spicies.
We spent the next few hours exploring the rest of the French Quarter and walking off the food.
Not sure what type of street art this was suppose to be...
The French Market was full of hand made craft, lemonade stands, home made ice cream, and... raw oyster bars. I was salivating watching fresh oysters being cut open and drizzled with lemon and Tabasco. Unfortunately, I couldn't enjoy them since I'm almost 6 months pregnant.
We had to settled for cooked food for dinner at Montrel's by the river. We had crab cakes to start.
Although I couldn't eat raw oysters, I was able to eat this! All 3 lbs of it! I have been looking forward this since we booked the trip. Since it was also the season, the boiled crawfish doesn't get any better!!! I could've eaten another 3lbs, so finger licking good.
We decided to save the jazz bars for another night and pack it in early to make up the lack of sleep last night.
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