Midsummer Random: The First REAL Day In New Orleans

The Creole Creamery

Street Art is EVERYWHERE

Monday, June 25

We started the day off right by grabbing breakfast at Cafe du Monde. Then we went on search for the Ninth Ward that was so destructed by Katrina. We happened upon an open air market and lots and lots of shops and restaurants. The Envie Cafe is very cozy. I grabbed a cool Strawberry Kiwi Iced Tea and we sat down for a bit. We then wandered for a long time in the French Market. It was a LOT bigger than it looks from the get go. After some much appreciated shopping, we sat at the Cajun Cafe in the Market. They actually had Veggie Jambalaya!! To top it off, it was AMAZING!!!! (And super spicy).
We hopped back into our car and headed for the abandoned Six Flags amusement park. To our sadness, we couldn't get in because they were filming a movie there....(Percy Jackson 2). (*Oh, and a block from our hotel, they are filming the movie "Two Guns" starring Mark Wahlberg) But we did get to see the NASA buildings just down the street, so it wasn't all that bad, I suppose. After that, I was dying to go to the Creole Creamery to try their famed Blueberry Mojito Sorbet. IT. WAS. > than expected. Off to shop again!! This time we headed to the Canal Place Shops.
Finally, we ran around the corner to the Gordon Biersch bar and restaurant for some dinner. If you ever go, get the garlic fries. Disband the diet and EAT!! They were quite tasty, especially dipped in ranch. To cap off the evening, we headed back to Bourbon Street to try Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar. Apparently Lafitte was a famed pirate back when New Orleans was founded and used the Blacksmith shop as a cover for his pirated goods. Today, it's only a bar. It's dark, with what seems like the same woodwork and a fireplace in the middle. It truly feels like you have stepped back in time.