Where We Stayed: Garden District Bed & Breakfast

On the recommendation of the Boy’s brother and his wife (this being their fourth trip to New Orleans, and only our first) we booked the Garden District Bed and Breakfast unresearched and unknown. Luckily, our guides were very knowledgable (as expected), and we ended up thoroughly enjoying our stay there.
 

The Garden District B&B is, unsurprisingly, located in the Garden District, about a 40-minute walk from “downtown” (i.e. the French Quarter). It’s a gorgeous area, all trees and beautiful homes with wrought iron balconies. When we visited, the trees and fences were littered with Mardi Gras beads (including the fence in front of the B&B, which was absolutely dripping with them). It’s also near its own hopping area, Magazine Street, with tons of great shopping and dining.

Color and Cocktails: New Orleans

Get prepared for a LOT of posts about New Orleans. We went for a visit with the Boy’s brother and sister-in-law at the end of February, and it was amazing. SO MUCH EATING AND DRINKING. (If you want the real drinking lowdown, check out the Boy’s blog). But before I go off into a maze of posts about the many places we ate and drank and explored, I wanted to give you a bit of an overall look at our trip, along with some random pictures that won’t make it into their own solo posts.

We were lucky enough to be there for a beautiful few days at the end of February – it was in the 60s and 70s, and the sun was shining pretty much the whole time. We went after Mardi Gras (cheaper + less crazy  = win) and upon our arrival to the Garden District, where we were staying, we were greeted with trees and fences glistening with Mardi Gras beads.