Two days before Halloween we made a quick visit to New Orleans, Ken’s childhood home from 1963-1968. We stayed at a small hotel in the French Quarter (a small hotel with even smaller rooms!), and enjoyed some quintessential New Orleans sites – the Joan of Arc memorial statue, the St. Louis Cathedral, the Nachez Paddle Wheeler, and the beautiful architecture of Royal Avenue. Of course, no visit to New Orleans would be complete without beignets from Café Du Monde, serving patrons since 1860. We capped it all off with a pirate-guided tour of the French Quarter, where we learned some interesting new pieces of history. Did you know that Andrew Jackson’s victory at the Battle of New Orleans was made possible by pirates? It’s a fascinating story you won’t find in any history books!
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