Day 2 of New Orleans; more walking

Last night we decided to book a jazz Mississippi River cruise during the day. It boarded at 11am and came back at 2pm

We were under shade and had a breeze so the heat did not affect Inara as much as it has been.

There isn’t much to see on the river as it is very industrial but it was pleasant listening to the band in the dining area. The river is at the deepest and widest, at the sharpest turn of all Mississippi.

The Mississippi River starts in Minnesota and travels all the way to Gulf of Mexico. 70% of rain fall across the US feeds into the Mississippi. Mississippi is the longest river in the US and 4th in the world. New Orleans has been a massive trade centre for 1000 years due to its location on the Mississippi.

After the cruise we headed back to the hostel for lunch and rest. The plan was to walk down Bourbon street before it got too late and crazy. We walked down Bourbon street, heard live music every 4th bar or so. We stopped in at Tipsy Trumpet and listened to covers with a jazz feel and Josh got to try chicken and Sausage Gumbo.

We then just walked and was told kids can get into more locations at Frenchman street.
We thought it was only a few blocks down, more like 10 but we made it. There happened to be a local artist market happening so we browsed the stalls. By the time we got there the kids had enough, it was time for dinner so we jumped in a cart to be biked back to the hostel. Ryan was from Cali , lived here for 4 years and gave us almost another tour with more information about New Orleans. The kids loved it.

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