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4-Day Tour of New Orleans

Day 1 - Thursday: Drive to Louisiana. Stop at the Visitors Center, get some coffee, and walk on the boardwalks over the swamps. Then, it's on to Lake Charles. At one of the casinos’ all-you-can-eat-buffets, walk around and play any of the games. Then, we drive to Avery Island where we tour the Tobasco plant and get samples. Drive to New Orleans and check into the Bed and Breakfast - an 1890s home in the Uptown District, by Loyola and Tulane universities. Enjoy a three-course Creole dinner at Brigsten's before driving to the famous French Quarter. Walk through the French Quarter.  See Bourbon Street.  See the oldest bar in America.  See the Voodoo shop.  Stroll around Jackson Square and see the Mississippi River.  Visit Pat O’Brien’s (famous for its hurricanes, garden, and piano bar) or Preservation Hall (the best place to listen to Dixieland jazz).

Day 2 - Friday: After breakfast, ride on the St. Charles streetcar to the French Quarter. Take a walking tour of the French Quarter. Lunch at hole-in-the-wall local place, perhaps Johnny's Po-Boys or Napoleon House. Visit the French Market where you might want to shop for souvenirs. Then visit the Mint and Jass Museum. Visit Madame John’s Legacy (the oldest house in the French Quarter) and return to the Bed and Breakfast in the uptown District by riding the St. Charles streetcar again. The schedule for the rest of the evening depends on whether you are visiting during the holidays, or during the rest of the year. For most of the year, you will have dinner at Mulate's (Cajun restaurant with live music and dancing). This is followed by a carriage ride through the French Quarter and begnets at the famed Café du Monde. During the holidays, we drive to City Park to enjoy the Lights Show before having a later dinner at Mujlate's.

Day 3 - Saturday: Tour of the Magazine Street boutiques, University District (Loyola and Tulane), Uptown District, Garden District, and the Lafayette Cemetery.  Include the Lower 9th Ward. Lunch at the Commander's Palace. This is arguably the finest restaurant in New Orleans. Men are expected to wear jackets.  No gym shoes or shorts. In the afternoon, tour the City of the Dead (a collection of cemeteries) and City Park (one of the largest in America).  OR Tour the 1850 House, Presbyter, and Cabildo.  This will be followed by an opportunity for you to do some shopping. In the evening, we will take a steamboat cruise down the Mississippi River where we will enjoy live jazz music and a Creole/Cajun buffet. Before returning to our Bed and Breakfast, we will walk through the French Quarter.

Day 4 - Sunday: After breakfast and checking out of our Bed and Breakfast, we will drive to and tour a plantation. This will be followed by our return drive to Houston with a stop for lunch along the way.