After that we went back to their apartment to get cleaned up a little and then went downtown to the French Quarter. We wanted to tour this cemetery but it closed just before we got there. We took a few pictures anyways of the above ground graves.
After that we walked down Bourbon Street and stopped at a popular bar called Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop. It was built around 1722 and is rumored to be the oldest bar in the US. It is only lit by candlelight.
After a few drinks there we walked around the square a little. Below are a few pictures
We then stopped out an oyster house for some local food. At the top of the picture Matt has the New Orleans sampler that had a little of everything in it. To the right Nic has some type of craw fish meal and at the bottom I also had rice topped with chicken and craw fish. I can't speak for anybody else but mine was really good!
After we ate we went to a few bars around the quarter and on Bourbon Street.
For the remainder of the evening we went to Pat Obrien’s Piano Bar. The lady playing the piano in this picture is from Celina Ohio. We had a really good time here.
After we left Pat O's Bourbon Street was packed with people. We had a few drinks as we walked back to the other end and caught a taxi home.
The next morning we went on a swamp tour. We saw a few alligators up close. The large on in the picture is 13 feet long.
We chilled out at their apartment for a while after the swamp tour. For dinner went to a local place to get something to eat, have a few drinks and watch college football. We stopped at a few local bars on our walk home. One of them was called St. Joe Bar. Unfortunately they didn't sell t-shirts with their name on it.
The next day we went back down to Bourbon Street during the Saint's game. It was pretty crazy.
Bourbon Street was a little wild for us considering it was Sunday and our flight was at 5:30am the next morning. So we went to at bar inside a hotel off bourbon street. It was a really nice place. The bar is shaped like a carousel and rotates. It was a nice place to relax.
After that we went back to Matt and Erin’s and grilled out for dinner. After a late night swim in their pool we called it a night. Unfortunately the next morning we had to leave the 85-90 degree weather for the cold rainy weather in Ohio.
If you are interested there are a lot more pictures on my shutterfly site on the right of the page.
Thanks for the GREAT time Matt and Erin!!!
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