This was the view from our 21st floor window, looking toward the Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico.
Everyone was really worried that we were going to get into a big ice/snow storm in Louisianna, and fortunatly we did... This is Fullerton Street complete with live music, christmas trees, food, snacks, and a snow storm every hour on the hour. We even ran into...
The "BIG" man himself. After visiting Fullerton street, we spent some time wandering around the French Quarter. We were amazed by the beautiful buildings and the size of the area. For some reason I always thought it was just Bourbon street. It is, however, about thirteen or so complete city blocks. I think you could spend days roaming the streets, but we only had one, so we tried to take in the highlights.
One place we knew we had to try, thanks to Annie, was cafe du monde, the original french cafe in New Orleans. They serve cafe au lait, hot chocolate, fresh orange juice and beignets.
It was easy to spot cafe du monde thanks to the huge line outside (come on folks, this isn't disneyland). Fortunatly the line went quick, and we were in beignet paradise in only a few minutes.
At this point, if you are not familiar with a beignet, you may be asking why would anyone wait in line for a beign-who's-it or what's-it. Well, a beignet (pronounced "bin-yay") is a french donut. They take the beignet dough, which is similar to a sweet bread dough, and fry it. The beignet is then topped with more powdered sugar than necessary and served warm with cafe au lait, hot chocolate, or orange juice.
This is Mark enjoying his a little too much... look at that mound of sugar!
After our little piece of heaven, we toured through Jackson square, visited the french market, and enjoyed the warm, sunny weather. Overall, New Orleans was a great stop. We were sad to leave but looking forward to a change from France to Spain/Mexico in our next stop, San Antonio. 
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