So yesterday we ran all over the place and just checked out most of the French Quarter... We ate lunch at Magnolia's, walked the French Market, caught a show of street dancers... Did some more walking and then had dinner at Mother's... Mother's was soooooo good... I had jambalaya and some bread pudding... They called you up for your order by name and it made me feel like I was at home... Once we got back to the hotel for good, we chilled on the roof in the pool and jacuzzi...

Today was a good day... It was raining at times but misty for the most part... We started the day with hopes of going to the Aquarium, but it doesn't open on Mondays... So we headed over to Riverwalk and hit some shops for gifts and souvenirs and all that good stuff... I chilled on the balcony/patio area and just took in the views of the Mississippi River and took some pictures... We then ate at the food court and I had a Cajun combo which had a little bit of everything from Messina's... I also had some bread pudding which was really good...

After lunch we went on a 3 hour tour of the city... It was really good and worth the hefty $42... It took us to areas that we wouldn't have been able to go to and we saw the devastating damage caused by Katrina... It was a very emotional tour... Seeing everything still in a wreck 3+ years after the storm is crazy... You could feel the pain of the people who lost it all... The people who needed the most help, but got none...

We also toured the rest of the city and checked out some of the biggest houses I've seen anywhere... It was cool, learning about the stories behind certain places and who lived where and so forth...

The tour was just great... It was very informative and allowed us to see the entire city and learn about the history which for me is the most important part...

For the evening we wen to the New Orleans Arena and caught CP3 in action against the Rockets who were without Yao (flu) and T-Mac (knee)... It was a great experience and a great atmosphere... The fans were awesome... EVERYONE was into the game... The Hornets ended up losing due to some of the worse officiating I've ever seen... BUT... We did get on the jumbo tron... I kinda looked at the guy with the camera and he came over to us and told us "when the Hornets score, go nuts..." SO WE DID!!!

(Like I said, pics and videos will come later... Probably a series of media posts...)

Thanks for tuning in....

Jose