New Orleans : 12 Essentials in The Big Easy (+ 9 Bonus), New Orleans, Louisiana (B)

You may think that one of the main reasons of my interest was the city’s Cajun motto “Laissez les bons temps rouler!” (“Let the good times roll!”).

Luscious French-inspired Creole and Cajun food, live jazz, street music performers, and unique architecture, make NOLA one of the greatest places on Earth to eat, drink, and indulge yourself with the temptations the city proudly shares with visitors.

And most important: you don’t need to be in your twenties or thirties to be able to enjoy NOLA, there’s room and suitable places for everybody here.

While the sequels of Katrina are still visible -mainly in the suburbs, but also in Downtown in the way of empty storehouses and buildings- the omnipresent spirit of “The Big Easy” keeps prevailing.

We’ll follow a 2 day itinerary, but I also added a few more spots just in case you are able to spend more time in NOLA.

Don’t expect originality: wherever you are staying, this day should start heading to the French Quarter, the “Vieux Carre”, or simply The Quarter, the original settlement of New Orleans established by the French in 1718. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).