Statue of Andrew Jackson who defeated the English at the Battle of New Orleans and later became President of USA.
A lazy start today, I go down to the ferry terminal to meet up with Narelle. Narelle is a good friend from Cairns who is here visiting friends in New Orleans for the second time. She loves it here and I can easily see why. Narelle is coming from the other side of the river by a ferry that takes cars across and allows passengers on for free!
We spend most of the day coffeeing, lunching and riding the electric trolley cars around parts of the city. Narelle has a great appreciation of the culture here and a big part of any culture is the food.
Some traditional foods here include po-boys, gumbo, and etouffees,
Po-Boys are overstuffed sandwiches served on French bread. Traditionally they were a simple bread and meat sandwich for the poor.
Gumbo is a delicious seafood, chicken, sausage, or okra dish with a serving of rice placed in the centre.
Crawfish Etouffee is a savory Cajun specialty and is one of the city’s tastiest dishes.
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Crawfish étouffée sounds nice…
It was very good. Sad to leave this place!
Absolutely have to get to New Orleans one day. Good to see you’re touring and tasting obsessively!
Phillip, this place is amazing. I could easily just come back here again.