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<\/a><\/p>\nThe French Quarter is quaint & beautiful; it is the New Orleans that we all expect to see.\u00a0 However, we learned that the typical architecture of the French Quarter is really Spanish!\u00a0 But it was still lovely and interesting\u00a0with several street bands playing classic New Orleans jazz.\u00a0\u00a0We even saw the shop where Richard Simmons worked (Leah’s Pralines) before he became an exercise guru!<\/p>\n
While in the New Orleans area, we stayed at Fairview-Riverside State Park.\u00a0 This was a beautiful\u00a0place to stay, with a boardwalk over a swampy area near the river.\u00a0 It was straight north of New Orleans, and access to the city is via a 24 mile long bridge that goes right across the center of Lake Pontchartrain .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Next Post<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Previous Post<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 11\/9\/2015 \u00a0– \u00a0New Orleans continued \u2026 We all know of the challenges that New Orleans has faced since hurricane Katrina devastated so much of the city.\u00a0 Mostly the city has recovered, and the French Quarter is lovely.\u00a0 However, we were not prepared to see the large numbers of homeless people living under the freeway overpasses.\u00a0 … Continue reading Our New Adventure \u2013 Part 5 continued<\/span> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n