They have these drinks on Bourbon Street called "hand grenades". As you would think by the name, such a beverage has a purpose. The claim is that they are 'the most powerful drink on bourbon street'. Pretty good. We got one, and we split it. We would joke the entire trip about 'throwing back a couple of hand grenades' just cuz its so fun to say! The truth: ' throwing back a couple of hand grenades' would probably result in 'throwing up a couple of hand grenades, plus lunch, and maybe breakfast'.
Cafe du Monde is a must hit hot spot. These french doughnuts, called Beignets, are served up 24hours a day. Pretty much like a funnel cake to us Ohio folk (note the powdered sugar). But you can legitimately eat these for breakfast. or dinner. or late night post boozer snack. And a "coffee" is kind of like a latte, about half steamed milk.
Oysters. This pretty much started out as a dare. We got a half dozen oysters in the half shell, and ended up liking them!! So we got more later in the trip.
You're wondering if what they say of oysters is true. Yes.
... yes!
Here's a dozen of our little buddies, and a fork full of jambalaya to boot!
Shelly outside the famous Preservation Hall. Thanks for the tip John!
Inside Preservation Hall.
Marie Laveau's tomb is the 2nd most visited in the U.S. Elvis is #1, and JFK is #3. Shelly makes her wish:
The northern border of New Orleans is referred to as the Lakeside. This part of town got the worst of the hurricane, and driving through its suburbs reveals many homes still in ruin.:
Shelly got her haircut. As usual, the severed locks will be donated to a children's cancer-wig charity. But first, lets have a beer!
Random pic of Bourbon Street during the day. For nightly pics, I suggest doing a Google Search:
We did a swamp tour via airboat. the main attraction of course is the alligators! They swim right up to the boat because they know we have goodies. Our guide lured one out of the water with some chicken so we could see how big he was (they appear smaller in the water)
See the gator in this pic? on the log, lower right....
Alligator head coming out of the water, just above the headphones:
Here's a cool pic of Shelly holding a baby:
Shelly outside the famous Preservation Hall. Thanks for the tip John!
Inside Preservation Hall. 
Just a peek of the many graves in St. Louis #1
Marie Laveau's tomb is the 2nd most visited in the U.S. Elvis is #1, and JFK is #3. Shelly makes her wish:
The northern border of New Orleans is referred to as the Lakeside. This part of town got the worst of the hurricane, and driving through its suburbs reveals many homes still in ruin.:
Shelly got her haircut. As usual, the severed locks will be donated to a children's cancer-wig charity. But first, lets have a beer!
Random pic of Bourbon Street during the day. For nightly pics, I suggest doing a Google Search:
We did a swamp tour via airboat. the main attraction of course is the alligators! They swim right up to the boat because they know we have goodies. Our guide lured one out of the water with some chicken so we could see how big he was (they appear smaller in the water)
See the gator in this pic? on the log, lower right....
Alligator head coming out of the water, just above the headphones:
Here's a cool pic of Shelly holding a baby:Alligators love marshmallows! Our tour guide referred to the marshmallows as "swamp crack" because of their gator-luring ability! Watch the video:
Everybody asks: " so are you guys going to stay in a hostel on your honeymoon? Of course we did! A lot of people couldn't handle this travel method, but we dig it. Here's the room, romantic eh? Oh yeah!
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