The French Quarter is the oldest neighbourhood in New Orleans. It is a fun and fascinating place to visit. Whether you're a history buff, a foodie, a music lover or a party goer, the place has something for everyone. The best time to visit is in the morning. This is the time when all the revelers have gone home and the only people in sight are the street cleaners. Every morning, the street cleaners keep the French Quarter clean and smelling fresh by hosing down the streets with scented water.
New Orleans is also known as the Big Easy and the Crescent City.
Bourbon Street is named afer the French Royal Family and not the American whiskey.
Bourbon Street is famous for many things: pubs, restuarants, souvenir shops and gentlemen clubs.
A popular way to experience the French Quarter is on a horse drawn carriage ride.
Voodoo tours anyone?
Royal Street is an upscale street. It is home to antique shops, art galleries and hotels.
Hotel Monteleone at 214 Royal Street.
Benjamin H. Latrobe was a famous architect and designed this building at 403 Royal Street. Latrobe also contributed to the design of the U.S. Capitol.
Louisiana Supreme Court at 400 Royal Street.
Two sisters ran a shop here from 1886-1906, hence the name, the Court of Two Sisters. Now, it is a restaurant.
The Cornstalk Hotel at 915 Royal Street is notable for its cornstalk cast iron fence.
Preservation Hall, at 726 St Peter Street, is the best place to hear traditional New Orleans jazz. It opens nightly from 8pm.
LaBranche House at 700 Royal Street, with its famed cast-iron gallery railings, is probably the most photographed landmark in the French Quarter.
"Stella!" At 632 St Peter Street, Tennessee Williams wrote A Streetcar Named Desire.
The best time to visit the French Quarter is in the morning. On this day, the only people out and about were the restaurant workers and the street cleaners.
Jackson Square. This place comes alive with tourists and art vendors during the day.
Cross the railway crossing and walk up the steps is 'Moonwalk'. Moonwalk is the name given to the broadwalk along the banks of the Mississipi River.
'Moonwalk'.
Early monring mist over the Mississipi River.
The Crescent City Connection over the Mississipi River. On the right is steamboat Natchez.
Steamboat Natchez up close.
St Louis Cathedral is the oldest cathedral in North America. Many horse-drawn carriages line up in front of Jackson Square waiting to give tourists a tour of the French Quarter.
Cafe du Monde is an institution in New Orleans. Unfortunately, it is next to impossible to get a seat most of the time.
But if you do get a seat (like us!), make sure you order a serving (or two) of beignets and a café au lait.
The French Market is a good place for local produce and cheap souvenirs.
Cool souvenirs!
You can even get a tin of cafe au lait and a box of beignet mix to take home as presents!
Music is everywhere in the French Quarter.
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