We arrived in New Orleans on Saturday morning and immediately went on a city tour. We drove through the downtown areas of the French Quarter and the Garden District and saw many vibrant and beautiful areas. We stopped in City Park and had morning tea consisting of coffee and beignets - a square donut slightly smaller than a slice of bread, served warm and dusted with icing sugar. It was delicious! After morning tea we drove on to see a cemetery where all of the b...

On our Baton Rouge stop we visited the old Governor's House. In many ways it was similar to the plantation mansions that we have seen only this was built in the 1960's and had bathrooms for every bedroom and a ballroom. Each bedroom was decorated with furniture from one Governor, families had donated the furniture back to the Mansion. We heard many colourful stories about the various Governors. We also stopped at the State Capitol Building, it was surrounded by ...

On our Baton Rouge stop we visited the old Governor's House. In many ways it was similar to the plantation mansions that we have seen only this was built in the 1960's and had bathrooms for every bedroom and a ballroom. Each bedroom was decorated with furniture from one Governor, families had donated the furniture back to the Mansion. We heard many colourful stories about the various Governors. We also stopped at the State Capitol Building, it was surrounded by ...

On our Baton Rouge stop we visited the old Governor's House. In many ways it was similar to the plantation mansions that we have seen only this was built in the 1960's and had bathrooms for every bedroom and a ballroom. Each bedroom was decorated with furniture from one Governor, families had donated the furniture back to the Mansion. We heard many colourful stories about the various Governors. We also stopped at the State Capitol Building, it was surrounded by ...

On our Baton Rouge stop we visited the old Governor's House. In many ways it was similar to the plantation mansions that we have seen only this was built in the 1960's and had bathrooms for every bedroom and a ballroom. Each bedroom was decorated with furniture from one Governor, families had donated the furniture back to the Mansion. We heard many colourful stories about the various Governors. We also stopped at the State Capitol Building, it was surrounded by ...