USA - Day 63 - New Orleans Vieux Carre

We made our way through the French Quarter (Vieux Carre) down St Ann Street all the way to Jackson Square. A little further and we came to Cafe Du Monde; famous for coffee and beignet. There was a huge queue so we continued on until we came to Market Cafe, near the little Joan of Arc square. They had live jazz so we stopped for some lunch (Jambalaya for me and Gumbo for Kent). Food was okay; jazz was great. We checked out the French Market nearby then headed back to Bourbon Street. We wandered along this famous street for a while; lots of live music in little joints along the way; then headed back to the hotel.

Courtyard at the hotel.

Heading down St Ann Street.

Church at Jackson Square.

Ah, Kent took this one of me in the square.

Cafe Due Monde; just part of the queue. Guess a lot of people like coffee and beignet.

Across the street from Cafe Due Monde; looking back to Jackson Square on the left.

Busker, Sandino Cerrado; we bought his CD.

He spent last year in Tasmania (his girlfriend lives there) and recorded this CD.

At the little Joan of Arc square next to Market Cafe.

Joan of Arc statue.

Live jazz at Market Cafe.

Kent had a bowl of Gumbo.

I had the Jambalaya.

More jazz!

Pink Magnolia (grapefruit juice and champagne).

Across the street from the Market Cafe.

Quaint little balconies.

Narrow door.

Bourbon Street.

Lots of streets have the name in tiles on the pavement corners.

A performer in Bourbon Street.

Queue for a jazz session.

Heading back to the hotel.

Entrance to Louis Armstrong Park.