October 4, 2012

It was already hot and humid when we went to breakfast.  It was in the upper 80's the whole time we were in New Orleans, with humidity to match.  Our plan for the day had been to ride the St. Charles Avenue streetcar to the French Quarter, but the line was closed for repairs.  So we walked.

 

This is Preservation Hall.

After a lot of zigzagging through the streets of the French Quarter we stopped for lunch at a restaurant called Desire.  The highlight was chocolate pecan pie!

After lunch we took a tour on a carriage pulled by a mule.  We learned that all the carriages are pulled by mules because they do better in the heat than horses.  It was an entertaining tour.

 This was the mule pulling the carriage right behind us.




We then walked down to the waterfront to Cafe du Monde for have the mandatory beignets and chickory coffee.

Beignets are pretty much just square donuts without the hole, with lots of powdered sugar. When they are hot out of the fryer they are delicious.

We then walked back to the hotel and had dinner nearby.

Total miles walked today:  9.4