We finally made it back home at around 10 p.m. on Monday. Everybody was ready to be back, but we all had a good time on our vacation building lots of memories. We went out our hotel room before 9 a.m. and already the heat and humidity was almost unbearable. We took a walk down the River Walk along the Mississippi River.
We then stopped for breakfast at Cafe Du Monde. It is well known in New Orleans for its coffee and beignets. The beignets are like fried scones covered in powdered sugar. They are really good but very messy. The kids had fun eating them though.
Afterwards, we walked through the French Quarter with all of its little shops and narrow streets. This picture of Tammy, Shelby and Noah is at Jackson Square with a statue of Andrew Jackson in front of an old Catholic church.
Here's me and Shelby with a narrow French Quarters street in the background and the buildings showcasing the typical style of the town with its balconies.
We were going to go to the Aquarium downtown, but it is closed on Mondays. So instead we went on a Swamp Adventure in Westwego, about 15 minutes from downtown. We took a guided two hour tour through the swamp and saw several alligators, birds, turtles, jumping giant fish and even a big crab. It was really pretty and a lot of fun. Before the tour, they showed some of the animals you could see. Tammy went up and held a big snake that Noah touched.
They had a baby alligator that Shelby got to hold.
And Noah got to pet.
Shelby looking for alligators in the swamp. It took a little while for us to find our first one, but after that, we saw several of them.
Shelby looking at an alligator swimming by the boat.
The tour guide would throw marshmallows out when we saw alligators and they would eat them all. The alligators could hear when one hit the water and quickly turn to snatch it up. The guide also put a fish on a string and held it above the water saw we could see the alligator jump up to grab it. It was pretty neat. Another time there was a six foot gator and a four foot and the guide threw a marshmallow in between them. They both went after it, but when they got close, the bigger one whipped its tail to show the smaller one not to mess with him. Below is a slideshow of all the tour as well as a video of one of the alligators.
We finally made it back home at around 10 p.m. on Monday. Everybody was ready to be back, but we all had a good time on our vacation building lots of memories. We went out our hotel room before 9 a.m. and already the heat and humidity was almost unbearable. We took a walk down the River Walk along the Mississippi River.
We then stopped for breakfast at Cafe Du Monde. It is well known in New Orleans for its coffee and beignets. The beignets are like fried scones covered in powdered sugar. They are really good but very messy. The kids had fun eating them though.
Afterwards, we walked through the French Quarter with all of its little shops and narrow streets. This picture of Tammy, Shelby and Noah is at Jackson Square with a statue of Andrew Jackson in front of an old Catholic church.
Here's me and Shelby with a narrow French Quarters street in the background and the buildings showcasing the typical style of the town with its balconies.
We were going to go to the Aquarium downtown, but it is closed on Mondays. So instead we went on a Swamp Adventure in Westwego, about 15 minutes from downtown. We took a guided two hour tour through the swamp and saw several alligators, birds, turtles, jumping giant fish and even a big crab. It was really pretty and a lot of fun. Before the tour, they showed some of the animals you could see. Tammy went up and held a big snake that Noah touched.
They had a baby alligator that Shelby got to hold.
And Noah got to pet.
Shelby looking for alligators in the swamp. It took a little while for us to find our first one, but after that, we saw several of them.
Shelby looking at an alligator swimming by the boat.
The tour guide would throw marshmallows out when we saw alligators and they would eat them all. The alligators could hear when one hit the water and quickly turn to snatch it up. The guide also put a fish on a string and held it above the water saw we could see the alligator jump up to grab it. It was pretty neat. Another time there was a six foot gator and a four foot and the guide threw a marshmallow in between them. They both went after it, but when they got close, the bigger one whipped its tail to show the smaller one not to mess with him. Below is a slideshow of all the tour as well as a video of one of the alligators.
1 comment:
That is so cool. Those alligators are huge. Your trip looked like it was so much fun. I'm glad you documented it so well. I felt like I was on the trip too. Now I'm embarrassed of my blog. I definetly don't tell a story as well as you do. I guess I'm lucky if I put some pictures on. Even if they are random. We definetly need to plan a family vacation somewhere. Miss you guys. Oh and you all look so cute in the pictures. Tammi, you look like a hot mama. See you guys.
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